Univ. to revise sexual misconduct policies

Article here. Excerpt:

'The University will alter its sexual misconduct policies following the Department of Education’s clarification of Title IX regulations, a member of the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel said Tuesday.

The revised specifications, released April 4 in a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Office for Civil Rights to schools and universities receiving federal funding, outline procedures for handling sexual misconduct that are mandatory for compliance with Title IX. As administrators determine the details of a new University-wide Committee that will begin hearing sexual misconduct cases from across Yale on July 1, they will take into account requirements in the DOE advisory that are not currently in place at Yale.
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According to disciplinary procedures published online, the Executive Commmittee — which currently reviews disciplinary cases of sexual misconduct within Yale College — requires a “clear preponderance of the evidence” to establish that sexual misconduct has taken place. Because this standard requires more evidence to prove that sexual misconduct has occurred than the “preponderance of the evidence” standard required by the Title IX clarifications, which amounts to about 51 percent certainty that the accused party is guilty, Sawyer said, the University will immediately switch to the latter.'