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No college in America has a more storied history of national public service than the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point. West Point graduates include two presidents of the United States, so when there are...

Most schools have rigorous safeguards that shield their students from harm, especially when minors are on-premises. Yet despite their best efforts, predators manage to slip through the cracks and cause safety and legal nightmares...

Whether working with minors or adults, educators should err on the side of caution and strive to maintain a professional distance from their students. Otherwise, they might find themselves in a precarious situation, with...

The American public consistently ranks the military as the most trusted institution in the country. It follows that the military officers in charge should be considered trustworthy. To that end, officer candidates recruited by the...

Earlier this month, as the Seattle Times reports, a University of Washington professor was fired and lost his tenure as a result of an internal investigation concluding that the professor had “inappropriate sexual...

Early this month, hundreds of students attending an online finance class at Texas A&M woke up to an unnerving email from the Aggie Honor System Office. Using Canvas, a management system that helps colleges regulate...

With the ongoing pandemic continuing to pose a threat, millions of elementary, high school, and college students have turned to virtual learning environments as a way to continue their education. Unfortunately, the same advances...

COVID-19 continues to ravage the United States, with more than 303,000 deaths and nearly 17,000,000 cases. Many colleges and universities responded to the pandemic by offering more classes virtually or even holding no classes in...

Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education introduced new Title IX regulations in May, and schools had until mid-August to create new policies. With President-Elect Biden’s new administration beginning in January,...

At the University of Northern Colorado, a student is suing after sexual misconduct allegations resulted in his two-year suspension from the college. In his lawsuit, Torrence Brown-Smith, 22, asks for a jury trial, seeks to...

Sometimes, it can be tempting to believe that sensational news stories involving sexual misconduct only occur at large, popular schools. This isn’t always the case. Sexual misconduct can happen anywhere. Recently, at a high...

Yale University has responded to criticisms surrounding the two-year suspension of Yale law professor Jed Rubenfeld amidst sexual misconduct allegations. New York magazine first reported Rubenfeld’s suspension, confirming...

A recent article in The Minnesota Daily (the newspaper for the University of Minnesota) discussed the formation of a new committee called the Sexual Misconduct Hearing Committee. Similar committees are being created...

Heather Rose, 38, a teacher’s aide in Texarkana, Texas was involved in a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old student for months. She may have thought that since the relationship was consensual and the student was 17...

In Part I of our Mishandling Cases series, we discussed how institutional bias, negligence, and ignoring counterevidence affected one student’s Title IX investigation at the University of Southern California. Part II covers...

Although many universities claim to take Title IX investigations seriously, many others fail to handle these cases properly. Institutional bias and discrimination can get in the way, causing campus administrators to break their...

Like the rest of the world, colleges and universities in the United States are dealing with the repercussions of COVID-19. Many institutions have issued strict punishments for students who violate these mandatory guidelines. In...

Gymnastics coaches around the country are learning the hard way that success can be a double-edged sword. One high-profile coach is facing backlash from former athletes who issued complaints of abuse and misconduct. The...

Fraternities are no strangers to scandal. Many fraternities across the nation have dealt with disciplinary action that leads to probation, suspension, and a loss of its campus charter. But what happens when a fraternity gets in...

In April of 2024, the Department of Education approved New Title IX rules, which are scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2024. Our firm is closely monitoring ongoing challenges to these new rules in court, and is working hard to...