“Those are things that never should’ve been said,” Sigma Chi president Clay Wooley said in the news report. “Putting it into the category of rape culture, though, that is extreme, like you said. It’s supposed to be done out of innuendo and fun and it got carried away too far this year and shouldn’t have taken place.”

“We believe that it defies logic and common sense that a woman would seek to re-connect and get back into bed with a man who she says forced her to have unwanted sex just hours earlier.”

Rape is not “some anecdote.”

As a Title IX administrator, I’ve never told a complainant not to go to the police. That’s absurd. I advise her of her right to report to me and/or the criminal justice system, and more importantly, where to obtain counseling and other resources that can help them get through. We are obligated to stop, remedy, and…

Yale has already had a heap of Title IX trouble. I’d expect this time they followed their own policies and that their policies have been updated to be in line with the recommendations from the Office for Civil Rights. But, then again, the privileged often think they’re above the law, so I could be 100% wrong here.

I’m so sorry this happened to you. I was sexually assaulted about ten years ago at a party. I’d had too much to drink. My friends didn’t believe me. It did get better with time, for me, but I know that isn’t the case for everyone. My heart is with you and everyone else who has experienced this.

It’s about control. The criminal justice system can be re-victimizing and wholly unfair. It’s all about the accused’s rights; Title IX is about equity. The Title IX process uses the preponderance of the evidence standard, rather than reasonable doubt. It allows a victim to get justice without going through the…

The Title IX Coordinator role, like so many others, is dependent upon the institution for which one works. I am a Coordinator at a small, public institution, which is part of a system. One of the schools in my system is under review by the OCR, which is actually a good thing for me: it means that administration is…

Well said! It makes me sad to see young feminists just dislike her as a person while not recognizing what she’s overcome. You want to vote for Sanders? Fine, but please be sure it’s because you truly think he’s the better candidate. Likability isn’t something that male politicians have to have in spades like female…

I agree that many schools go into risk management/protection of the institution mode when a sexual assault occurs, which is why the Office for Civil Rights is now investigating so many of them. In a perfect world, all Title IX administrators would do what is compliant, regardless of who the accused party is (although…

I understand why you would feel that way, but that is not a position that many victims support. The criminal justice system is often unfair and cruel to victims, whereas if done correctly, the Title IX process can bring a sense of justice and allow the victim to complete her education (which is what the law is about -…

Ah, the obligatory #notallmen response.

I really hate that it was reported as an “inappropriate relationship.” You cannot, as a legal adult, have a consensual relationship with a minor. This was rape.