Students claim in a federal class action that the University of Kentucky denies women equal access to scholarships and athletics, and “needs to add approximately 183 women to its athletic programs to be in compliance with Title IX.”
Read moreA federal judge refused to dismiss gender bias charges from parents of a young man who died in a fraternity hazing, as “a jury may infer that LSU’s (Louisiana State University’s) policy created the heightened risk to Greek male students of serious injury or death by hazing.”
Read moreFive Jane Does claim in a federal complaint that the University of Alaska ignored repeated complaints about an archaeology professor’s sexual harassment and retaliation.
Read moreA longtime employee of the University of California at Santa Barbara claims in Superior Court that, when she complained of gross sexual harassment from a relatively new hire, the Title IX office put her off for three weeks, saying it was “too busy and understaffed.”
Read moreThe 10th Circuit refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two former students who claim officials at Kansas State University failed to investigate their sexual assaults that took place at two fraternity houses.
Read moreThe full Seventh Circuit held oral arguments Tuesday to decide whether a Wisconsin school district can be held liable for not taking action against a security guard who frequently “full frontal bear hugged” and massaged students, leading to accusations he sexually abused a middle school girl.
Read moreThe Eighth Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday in two Minnesota boys’ challenge to the state high school arts and athletics association’s policy of barring boys from participating on competitive dance teams.
Read moreA male student claims in a federal lawsuit that a Kentucky school board allows girls, but not boys, to play on basketball teams at multiple grade levels.
Read moreA class must amend their suit against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos over her changes to Title IX guidance on sex discrimination, a federal judge ruled Monday, dismissing the suit without prejudice for lack of standing.
Read moreUniversity administrators are falling short in their responsibilities to swiftly hold accountable staff and faculty named in sexual violence complaints and align disciplinary policies with federal guidelines, according to a state audit released Thursday of three University of California campuses.
Read moreTwo female Eastern Michigan University student-athletes filed a sex-discrimination class action over the school’s decision to shutter its tennis and softball teams.
Read moreEleven former members of the University of North Dakota women’s hockey team, which sent eight players to the 2014 Olympics, claim the university system discriminated against them, in violation of Title IX, by killing the women’s hockey program after the 2016-17 season, in a federal class action.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Education’s civil rights division said Monday it will investigate the University of Southern California’s handling of sexual harassment reports against USC gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall; dozens of women complained over more than 25 years.
Read moreA Michigan State University student filed a sex-discrimination lawsuit claiming school counselors actively discouraged her from contacting police to report an alleged off-campus rape by three Spartans basketball players.
Read moreA federal judge on Wednesday said he will likely toss a lawsuit accusing the University of California of failing to investigate a former UC Berkeley student’s reports of sexual assault, putting an end to the three-year-old case.
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A former student sued the University of Arizona on Wednesday, saying she was strangled and beaten by a running back on its football team after the school ignored other domestic violence allegations against the player.
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A former Liberty University student and football player accused of rape claims his future and reputation were ruined after the college issued a defamatory statement detailing false allegations brought against him by a female student.
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A Texas A&M University student claims the school suspended him over a female student’s bogus sexual-assault claims and finished its investigation without letting him defend himself, as he was hospitalized with depression from the ordeal.
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