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Four women filed a Title IX civil lawsuit against MSU, President Lou Anna K. Simon, and Vice President of Student Services Denise Maybank over complaints about how their sexual assault cases were handled during their time as students at MSU. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday morning, is seeking economic damages, but no dollar amount was specified in the copy of the case file.
Results of a survey, directed by the Association of American Universities, or AAU, and developed by a social science research firm were released Monday morning, shedding light on both local and national perceptions of sexual assault on campuses.
As students begin to settle into their new class and work schedules, it can be easy to overlook an email from the president of MSU about revisions to the University’s Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct Policy, but a spokesperson for MSU says this is not information that should be overlooked.
1) The U.S. Office of Civil Rights (OCR) determined MSU took too long in responding to sexual assault and harassment cases
I was not surprised that the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation into university’s handling of sexual violence and harassment between 2011 and 2014 found that MSU repeatedly violated Title IX, a federal law which prohibits sex discrimination in schools and universities.
On the heels of a report from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights or OCR determining that MSU did not act in a timely manner to two separate sexual assault cases, the report has uncovered even more examples of MSU mishandling cases of sexual harassment.
On Tuesday, a federal investigation found MSU took too long to resolve complaints of sexual assault on campus.
As finals week loomed last semester, exams were far from the minds of some MSU students. Closer at hand was the revelation that George Will had been selected as a speaker for fall commencement.
She waited six-and-a-half months for the report.