55 colleges under investigation over handling of sexual violence complaints
By Jason Hanna, Emanuella Grinberg and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN- Fri May 2, 2014
(CNN) — Federal investigators are checking whether 55 colleges and universities illegally handled sexual violence and harassment complaints, the U.S. Department of Education said Thursday.
Such investigations have long been known, but this is the first time that the department has released a list of all probes currently under way.
The list includes colleges and universities in 27 states and in the District of Columbia.
U.S. Department of Education Releases List of Higher Education Institutions with Open Title IX Sexual Violence Investigations
U.S. Department of Education
MAY 1, 2014
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released today a list of the higher education institutions under investigation for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints.
