Campus Sexual Assault: Responses to Changes in Federal Title IX Policy

In September of 2017, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos rescinded Obama-era guidance on how colleges and universities handle sexual assaults under Title IX law. Join the Center on Women, Gender and Public Policy for a moderated discussion of how the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus and Minnesota state legislators are responding to these federal changes.

• Karen Miksch, Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development and co-chair of the UMN President’s Initiative to Prevent Sexual Misconduct
• State Representative Erin Murphy, author of proposed state legislation to strengthen consent guidelines at all colleges and universities in the state
• Lena Palacios, Assistant Professor, Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies and co-author of a dear colleagues letter raising concerns about mandatory reporting
• Rose Miron, Ph.D. Candidate, American Studies and co-author of a dear colleagues letter raising concerns about mandatory reporting

  Moderated by Professor Christina Ewig

  Event is free and open to the public. Please contact [email protected] to request disability accommodations.