We're at a pivotal moment in Title IX history. Not since 1975 has the Department of Education changed the regulations governing Title IX, the 1972 law prohibiting sex discrimination in education. The Trump Administration now is going all-out to see…
What happens on campus with Title IX spills over into broader society and vice versa. It's always been thus in a general way but lately we've seen different groups weaponizing Title IX to fight off-campus battles. Social change movements always…
We're in a #metoo cultural moment that's removing blinders about systemic sexism. Let's look at how we got here and explore what comes next. If we do that honestly, feelings come up -- anger, embarrassment, shame, regret. There's probably not…
When I read complaints that Title IX enforcement goes too far in dealing with sexual assault on campus, I think of football. Not because this topic is a political football being tossed around in the court of public opinion, though…
Like many of today's undergraduates who have spoken up about sexual assaults and harassment on college campuses, a sense of outrage drove Pamela Price to complain to Yale University officials after a male faculty member offered her an A grade in exchange for…
The San Francisco Chronicle published my op-ed article about women finding their voices to speak out against sexual assault and harassment on campuses. It's online now; look for it in print on Thursday, Nov. 19. This Sunday, Nov. 22, CNN…
A nearly 13-hour sit-in by female students and their supporters at the University of California, Santa Barbara produced promises of change from the administration, providing an example of how far we've come and how far we've yet to go under Title…
What do Title IX, the comedian Betsy Salkind, and the new film The Hunting Ground have in common? A historical thread that's about to change one sorry aspect of U.S. society. Finally. I hope. The Hunting Ground opens in cities across…
I'm wondering how the new "affirmative consent" standard adopted by California in 2015 and by an increasing number of colleges around the country is working out so far. It basically says that a college student must obtain consent from an awake, sober…