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A University’s Widely Hailed Alternative to Mandatory Reporting Ends With New Title IX Rule

Legal challenges about gender identity have dominated discussion of the Biden administration’s rollout of new Title IX rules, which took effect on Thursday. But an inconspicuous provision quietly closed the door on a unique policy that was hailed as a model by some sexual-violence researchers. The University of Oregon recently began requiring all faculty and staff members to alert the campus Title IX office if they learn about any allegations of sex discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. That’s known as mandatory reporting, and the vast majority of colleges have such policies in place.


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