Huffington Post Still Citing Refuted '1 in 5' Campus Assault Statistic In Harvard Story

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'Harvard University has agreed to make changes to its sexual assault policies and review some cases after an investigation found its law school had handled victim complaints poorly, the U.S. Department of Education said on Tuesday.

The agreement with the Ivy League school is part of the Obama administration's push to curb sexual violence in U.S. colleges and coax schools to get tougher in handling cases.

The Education Department's Office of Civil Rights found that Harvard Law School had failed to appropriately respond to two student complaints of sexual assault.

"In one instance, the Law School took over a year to make its final determination and the complainant was not allowed to participate in this extended appeal process, which ultimately resulted in the reversal of the initial decision to dismiss the accused student and dismissal of the complainant's complaint," the department said in its announcement.

The agency found that Harvard Law School failed to comply with Title IX's requirements for "prompt and equitable response" to complaints of sexual assault. Violations of Title IX could result in the government pulling federal funding if a school fails to reach a resolution agreement with the Department of Education.
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According to the White House, one in five women, and a smaller number of men, are sexually assaulted during their college years, and cases often go unreported.'

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