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...Office of Civil Rights (OCR) decided yesterday that Harvard’s procedure for investigating sexual assault does not violate the rights of victims—but the ruling on behalf of the University came after Harvard changed the wording of its policy...
...OCR did not find sufficient evidence to establish that the changes to the grievance procedures, as explained by the College staff, deprive students of access to a process providing a prompt and equitable resolution of their complaints,” the letter read...
...OCR rarely rules against a college,” said Wendy B. Murphy, the attorney for the complainant. “It’s a coercive and remedial agency rather than a punitive one, and I see some dramatic changes in Harvard’s policy...
Finally, Murphy emphasized that because of the OCR investigation, Harvard has clarified its policy to include all forms of discrimination, including racial, ethnic and sexuality-based forms of discrimination and harassment...
...Center for Equal Opportunity (CEO), a conservative advocacy group, filed a complaint against MITES with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR...