Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the new Title IX regulations and the challenging choices that institutions must now make regarding how to structure their Title IX adjudication processes. Should we maintain live hearings? If so, should advisors conduct live cross-examination or submit questions to the hearing officer? If hearings are removed, how do we remain compliant with new laws and regulations, while preserving due process protections and support for all parties? (Episode 125)...
May 30, 2024•19 min•Ep. 125
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss state legal challenges to the new Title IX regulations and announcements by governors of some states that they will not comply with them (Episode 124)
May 17, 2024•15 min•Ep. 124
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the legal and cultural significance of Harvey Weinstein's New York rape conviction being overturned, and the use of pattern evidence in criminal trials and Title IX misconduct proceedings (Episode 123)
May 10, 2024•17 min•Ep. 123
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the long-awaited release of new Title IX regulations by the Department of Education (Episode 122)
Apr 26, 2024•25 min•Ep. 122
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss intake meetings with a focus on intake of Title IX reports. Drawing on experiences as Interim Title IX Officials and Investigators, Alyssa-Rae and Jenna review initial contact with parties, explaining privacy, giving space for parties to speak about their experiences, and remaining neutral while communicating with compassion. (Episode 121)
Apr 18, 2024•24 min•Ep. 121
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Collins Saint, attorney at Brooks Pierce, to discuss the Biden Administration's delay of new Title IX rules on transgender athletes and the future of laws in this area (Episode 120)
Apr 05, 2024•21 min•Ep. 120
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss recent allegations of discrimination, sexual harassment, and toxic work culture on the set of several successful Nickelodeon children’s series (Episode 119)
Mar 28, 2024•15 min•Ep. 119
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell are joined by Title IX and Clery compliance expert Sheilah Vance to discuss the implications of the U.S. Department of Education’s $14 million fine against Liberty University for Clery Act violations, as well as advice for bringing programs into compliance (Episode 118)
Mar 22, 2024•26 min•Ep. 118
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jade Colon are joined by higher education leadership expert Dr. Jeanne Hey to discuss managing interactions with challenging colleagues, including addressing problematic behavior, communicating effectively, and navigating Title IX and Civil Rights processes (Episode 117)
Feb 17, 2024•34 min•Ep. 117
Dan Schorr and Madison Bolotin are joined by Mikiba Morehead, consultant at TNG, to discuss Title IX protections for pregnant and parenting students and employees (Episode 116)
Feb 14, 2024•18 min•Ep. 116
Dan Schorr is joined by Jackie Wernz, partner at Thompson & Horton and former OCR attorney, to discuss what it means that the anticipated Title IX regulations were sent to the Office of Management and Budget for review (Episode 115)
Feb 07, 2024•15 min•Ep. 115
Dan Schorr and Jenna Farrell discuss the ongoing delays for new Title IX regulations and the challenging question of when to revise interim Title IX policies (Episode 114)
Jan 31, 2024•13 min•Ep. 114
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jade Colon discuss the ways a respondent’s expression of remorse may and may not be taken into account during a sexual misconduct investigation, hearing, and sanctioning decision, as well as the importance of maintaining the presumption of non-responsibility by not placing the burden to show remorse on a respondent (Episode 113)
Jan 11, 2024•16 min•Ep. 113
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Alex Romano, CEO of Student Ally, to discuss its integrated platform for Title IX case management, evidence collection, training, safety tools, and more (Episode 112)
Dec 20, 2023•22 min•Ep. 112
Dan Schorr, Alyssa-Rae McGinn, and Jenna Farrell discuss the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights announcement that the new Title IX regulations are now scheduled to be finalized in March 2024 (Episode 111)
Dec 12, 2023•15 min•Ep. 111
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jade Colon discuss the November 24th expiration of the New York Adult Survivors Act, its one-year lookback window for older claims of sexual abuse, the numerous lawsuits filed just before the window ended, and the impact of this law on survivors and those accused of sexual misconduct (Episode 110)
Dec 06, 2023•16 min•Ep. 110
Dan Schorr is joined by attorney Margaret Gandy of Alcalaw LLP to discuss recent litigation about whether independent K-12 schools should be subject to Title IX regulations (Episode 109)
Dec 01, 2023•13 min•Ep. 109
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jade Colon are joined by Sports Geographer, tech founder, speaker, and educator Dr. Jen Fry to discuss the impact of conflict in sexual misconduct and discrimination, navigating conflict in investigations, and ways to manage relationships and communicate during these situations (Episode 108)
Nov 21, 2023•30 min•Ep. 108
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Madison Bolotin discuss various ways that college student usage of social media and other apps impacts higher education misconduct investigations (Episode 107)
Nov 13, 2023•24 min•Ep. 107
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss the Student Loan Deferment for Sexual Violence Survivors Act, which seeks to establish a student loan deferment option for victims of sexual violence who temporarily withdraw from college to seek treatment and focus on mental and physical health rehabilitation (Episode 106)
Nov 05, 2023•13 min•Ep. 106
Dan Schorr is joined by Sally Roller from Investigations Law Group to discuss the role of the investigator at Title IX hearings and how investigators, advisors, and hearing officers can best prepare for the investigator's testimony and questioning (Episode 105)
Oct 26, 2023•16 min•Ep. 105
Dan Schorr and Jenna Farrell discuss challenges and best practices to consider when investigating alleged misconduct involving college athletes and athletic programs (Episode 104)
Oct 23, 2023•17 min•Ep. 104
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Madison Bolotin are joined by Inside Higher Ed Federal Policy Reporter Katherine Knott to discuss her recent article on how students are feeling about the current Title IX regulations, the delay in the Biden administration’s revised Title IX regulations, and institutional response to sexual misconduct (Episode 103)
Sep 28, 2023•13 min•Ep. 103
Dan Schorr and Jade Colon discuss the recent Connecticut Supreme Court decision that allowed a defamation lawsuit to proceed against a Title IX Complainant based on statements made at a University hearing (Episode 102)
Sep 22, 2023•18 min•Ep. 102
Dan Schorr and Madison Bolotin discuss the Education Department's recent decision to grant a Title IX religious exemption to Baylor University, and what this means for LGBTQ+ students and employees at Baylor and other religious institutions (Episode 101)
Sep 15, 2023•12 min•Ep. 101
On the 100th episode of The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast, Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Jackie Wernz, partner at Thompson & Horton and former OCR attorney, to discuss the upcoming Title IX regulations, the state of the Title IX field, and much more (Episode 100)
Aug 28, 2023•20 min•Ep. 100
Dan Schorr and Jenna Farrell discuss the text messages allegedly written by actor Jonah Hill that were publicly disclosed by his ex-girlfriend Sarah Brady, and the various ethical and relationship issues involved (Episode 99)
Aug 24, 2023•15 min•Ep. 99
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Dan Schorr are joined by Brittani Williams and Gabriel Montague from The Education Trust to discuss their research on the student parent affordability gap in higher education and government and institutional changes that can alleviate the gap (Episode 98)
Aug 10, 2023•19 min•Ep. 98
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss a new Minnesota law that exempts sexual harassment and abuse settlements from state income taxes (Episode 97)
Jul 31, 2023•12 min•Ep. 97
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jade Colon are joined by Daan Braveman - President Emeritus of Nazareth College, former Dean of Syracuse University College of Law, and Senior Higher Education Counsel at Harter Secrest & Emery - to discuss the recent Supreme Court affirmative actions decisions (Episode 96)
Jul 22, 2023•28 min•Ep. 96
