Monday, September 18, 2017
Opinion: Who Gets to Define Campus Rape?
Who should have the right to define rape: survivors who have experienced sexual violence or those who are accused of perpetrating it?
That is the core question raised by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s decision this month to replace Obama-era guidelines on how universities handle sexual misconduct complaints. In a strongly worded speech, Ms. DeVos made clear that she believed the previous administration had used “intimidation and coercion” to force colleges to adopt disciplinary procedures that deprived accused students of their rights. . .