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Experiment in Campus Jurisprudence, 2011-2025 Following are key events in the Department of Education's ill-fated experiment in campus jurisprudence, with a focus on due process, from 2011 to 2025. Dear Colleague Letter, 2011 - 2020 2011: On April 4, the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights issued its Dear Colleague Letter on sexual violence. [...]

Title IX’s implementing regulation,  34 CFR 106, prohibits schools from offering scholarships that, “On the basis of sex, provide different amounts or types of such assistance, limit eligibility for such assistance which is of any particular type or source, apply different criteria, or otherwise discriminate.” (See details, below.) In 2019-2020, the SAVE Title IX Equity Project […]

Many states have considered legislation on campus sexual assault in recent years. SAVE tracks these bills on an ongoing basis: The current Legislative Status Report, below,  lists all relevant bills that have been introduced in the current year. The table lists the state, bill number, summary, and status. If a bill has been approved by […]

AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT California, Connecticut, and New York have enacted laws that establish an affirmative consent standard on college campuses. California Cal. Civ. Code § 15.5. 67386 (a) In order to receive state funds for student financial assistance, … independent post-secondary institutions shall adopt a policy concerning sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking… involving a student, […]

SAVE has developed a model bill designed to bring fairness to the campus sexual assault issue. Titled the Campus Equality, Fairness, and Transparency Act (CEFTA), the bill supports the rights and interests of both the complainant and accused student, and encourages the involvement of local criminal justice authorities. CEFTA was first released in June 2016 and revised in February 2017. CEFTA […]

Sex-Specific Scholarships Title IX’s implementing regulation,  34 CFR 106, prohibits schools from offering scholarships that, “On the basis of sex, provide different amounts or types of such assistance, limit eligibility for such assistance which is of any particular type or source, apply different criteria, or otherwise discriminate.” (See details, below.) In early 2021, OCR issued a [...]

File a Title IX Complaint with the OCR Thousands of persons have filed Title IX complaints with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. These persons have made complaints pertaining to athletics, scholarships, sexual assault, and other issues — see figure below:  SAVE encourages persons to file a Title IX complaint if you believe you [...]

Open Investigations The Office for Civil Rights publishes a searchable listing of all open Title IX investigations. To view all investigations for single-sex scholarships or programs, scroll to the Type of Discrimination box, and click on "Title IX - Single Sex Scholarships" or "Title IX - Single Sex Programs:" The results are immediately displayed. You [...]

Case Resolutions This page lists cases that have been resolved either as the result of a formal OCR investigation, or following direct communications between the university and the SAVE Title IX Equity Project. The cases are listed in alphabetical order by the institution’s name. OCR INVESTIGATIONS The Office for Civil Rights publishes a listing of all [...]

Title IX Equity Project: Overview Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in federally supported schools. The law states: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Sex [...]