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Bailey Henderson, a junior political science and global studies double major at UC Berkeley, is running for ASUC external affairs vice president, or EAVP.

The U.S. Department of Education and the UC Office of the President, or UCOP, announced their respective affirmations of Title IX.

UC Berkeley entered into a Resolution Agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, after a four-year investigation regarding the campus’s handling of sexual misconduct cases, according to a campuswide message from Chancellor Carol Christ.

U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos issued new interim guidelines for Title IX policies on college campuses Friday, rescinding former president Barack Obama's administration guidelines for how college campuses handle sexual violence cases.

United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced her intent Thursday to review guidelines under Title IX dealing with sexual assault in schools and universities, stating that current guidelines deny due process to students accused of sexual misconduct.

The U.S. Department of Education will be visiting the campus next week as part of an investigation to review the campus’ work in responding to and preventing cases of sexual violence, assault and harassment.

Spurred by the student complaints, California’s state auditor is examining how UC Berkeley and three other public universities in California handle sexual harassment and sexual violence incidents within their campus communities.