By Susan Stone and Kristina Supler Yesterday, the New York Times claimed to have obtained the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) proposed rules for how colleges and universities should address reports of sexual misconduct. The new rules...
by Susan Stone, Kristina Supler and Dayna Hloska The very nature of Greek life implies that students join fraternities and sororities to form tight bonds. Bonding is why students join, why they stay and what these organizations sell to potential new members. And yet,...
As the school year begins, parents of children with learning disabilities or differences are gearing up for what is an all-too-common battle – advocating for their kids to ensure equal access to education. Through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)...
By Susan Stone and Kristina Supler As The Ohio State University’s investigation of Urban Meyer unfolds, the career of this storied head football coach hangs in the balance. A working group of six will dig deep into Meyer’s handling of alleged domestic violence...
The majority of Americans (57%) report that they have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the police, a return to the 25-year average of reported confidence according to a Gallup poll. But young people’s confidence in the police has dropped significantly...
Social media missteps can get college students in hot water with their university while they are enrolled, but few students realize that social media can get them into trouble even before the school year begins. Last summer, Harvard University rescinded 10...
By Susan Stone and Kristina Supler As of July 23, 2018, more than 100 former student athletes from The Ohio State University have come forward with sexual assault allegations against a former school-employed doctor, Richard Strauss. Student athletes from a variety of...
How College Students Cry for Due Process Rights in Misconduct Hearings Except in Allegations of Sexual Misconduct By Susan Stone and Kristina Supler Last month, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) released a survey of college students that...
When college students Kathryn Novak and Brandon Simpson broke off their relationship last October, Simpson headed to a secret Facebook group to share photos and videos of their sexual encounters with a group of his Delta Sigma Phi fraternity brothers at the University...
Two major trends are simultaneously unfolding on college and university campuses around the country. One, growing numbers of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are being accepted into higher education. Two, colleges and universities are actively training...