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Invitation and Comment Alarm Advocates for Assault Victims

Neena Chaudhry, director of education and senior counsel at National Women's Law Center, which is also participating in the summit, said it's in the interest of all groups working on Title IX issues to have fair processes. The...

The beginning of the end for Obama’s Title IX rules?

They say the Obama guidance has been an important tool to crack down on sexual violence, which research shows is prevalent on campuses and grossly under-reported. The comment “worries me about their engagement with the...

Education Official Apologizes After Saying Most Campus Assault Accusations Are Drunken Hookups Gone Wrong

Fatima Goss Graves, the president of the National Women’s Law Center, said Jackson’s stance makes her “worried that the department will turn into apologists for the sort of violence that happens on campus.”

Advocates press DeVos to keep protections in place for victims of sexual assault

Fatima Goss Graves of the National Women’s Law Center, who was among the victims’ rights advocates who met with DeVos Thursday, said Jackson’s comments came up during the meeting. “It’s impossible to take something like...

Betsy DeVos official under fire for apparently siding with the accused in campus sexual assault cases

Fatima Goss Graves, CEO and president of the National Women’s Law Center, called Jackson’s remarks “deeply concerning.” “It perpetuates myths about sexual assault, and about the people who come forward and make reports,” she told...

Campus Rape Policies Get a New Look as the Accused Get DeVos’s Ear

Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center, which is suing the Department of Education to obtain records related to Title IX, said she was “worried that the department will turn into apologists...