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November 7, 2014

Princeton University Found in Violation of Title IX for Handling of Sexual Assault 
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A federal probe has found Princeton University violated the gender
equality law Title IX by mishandling cases of sexual assault. In a rare
move, the Department of Education found Princeton violated the law by
imposing a standard of proof that favored accused assailants and by
failing to promptly respond to complaints. Princeton will have to return
some tuition to three impacted students and re-examine old cases dating
back to 2011. More than 80 universities and colleges are currently under
federal investigation for their handling of sexual assault.

 

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