Campus Sexual Assault: More Awareness Hasn't Solved Root Issues

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'Accused parties, too, have begun fighting back. Several students who had been accused of sexual assault this year have filed lawsuits against their colleges and universities over what they say are flawed investigations and a failure of the schools to protect their rights. Paul Nungesser, who was accused of raping fellow Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz and later found not responsible, last month filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the university, claiming his Title IX rights were violated. Drew Sterrett, a former University of Michigan student, last May also sued his school, saying he was denied due process during the sexual assault investigation. And Kevin Parisi, a student at Drew University, filed a lawsuit against the university in which he alleges that the school's investigation hurt his academic career, although he was not found responsible for the alleged assault.

A group of Harvard professors also came to the defense of those accused of committing sexual assault when the university changed its policies last July to create an office dedicated to processing sexual assault complaints and to change the definition of sexual harassment, among other things. More than two dozen law professors said in a letter that, while they support protecting students, the policy "will do more harm than good" and is "overwhelmingly stacked against the accused."'