CalSERVE releases 3-person executive slate for ASUC elections
The 2019 ASUC elections a mere month away, CalSERVE released its three-person executive slate Monday evening, advocating as a party for “equal rights and a valid education.”
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UC implements policy regarding sexual misconduct procedures after court mandate
A policy regarding the process of handling sexual misconduct accusations went into effect across the UC system Friday after a California court of appeals ruled in December that the respondent is entitled to certain rights, including the right to cross-examine the claimant and the right to a hearing in higher education environments.
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UC Berkeley student petitions to reverse suspension following Title IX investigation
A UC Berkeley student is taking legal action against the UC Board of Regents in order to reverse a “groundless” suspension she received from the campus after she was found more likely than not to have violated Title IX policy.
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Berkeley school district responds to alleged mishandling of Title IX case
The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, came under fire last year from community members and eventually the California Department of Education, or CDE, for failing to properly handle a Title IX violation in a district elementary school, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
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UC Davis student files petition to UC Board of Regents regarding Title IX case
A UC Davis student filed a petition Thursday in the Alameda County Superior Court to the UC Board of Regents after he was issued a two-year suspension from the UC system for allegedly violating the UC Davis Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy and the UC Policy on Student Conduct and Discipline.
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UC Berkeley’s disciplinary process in Title IX cases is utterly flawed
CAMPUS ISSUES: Why is a UC Berkeley professor who was found to have more likely than not violated Title IX policies allowed to return to campus?
A Title IX investigation found that UC Berkeley professor Alan Tansman had more likely than not harassed a student. His “punishment” is a two years suspension –– one of which is paid sabbatical –– before we will be able to return to campus. Allowing Tansman this privilege sends a clear message to the student body: A professor’s livelihood is more valuable than that of survivors.
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UC Berkeley needs more funding for sexual assault survivors
Content Warning: Sexual assault, sexual harassment The effects of sexual violence and sexual harassment, or SVSH, on survivors are innumerable and often intangible in their enormity. For students, sexual violence and harassment can result in post-traumatic stress disorder, decreased ability to perform academically, damaged relationships and a lost sense of
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Title IX revisions still under review amid pushback from public
Title IX revisions proposed in November by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos are still under consideration after the submission of more than 100,000 public comments during a 62-day comment period.
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Berkeley neighborhood groups sue UC Regents over beach volleyball court construction at Clark Kerr Campus
Save Berkeley Neighborhoods, a nonprofit education and advocacy group, along with three Berkeley neighborhood associations filed a lawsuit against the UC Regents over planned construction of four beach volleyball courts at the Clark Kerr Campus.
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If Title IX changes, UC Berkeley must protect survivors
The sexual violence and harassment reporting process remains deeply complicated across America’s college campuses. The issue of sexual assault and the seemingly endless series of high-profile cases of harassment and violence at U.S. colleges demand survivor-centered, equitable solutions. Despite this, the U.S Department of Education has moved forward in its
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