Neither Clear nor Convincing: How New Title IX Guidelines Undermine Equity, Security, Efficiency, Liberty and Welfare Goals for American Colleges

Neither Clear nor Convincing: How New Title IX Guidelines Undermine Equity, Security, Efficiency, Liberty and Welfare Goals for American Colleges

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Main Author: Robinson, Shannon
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2020
Subjects:
Education
Education Philosophy
Higher Education
Education Policy
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586970200919108
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu15869702009191082021-08-03T07:14:29Z Neither Clear nor Convincing: How New Title IX Guidelines Undermine Equity, Security, Efficiency, Liberty and Welfare Goals for American Colleges Robinson, Shannon Education Education Philosophy Higher Education Education Policy In 2018 the Trump Administration’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) under Betsy DeVos moved to institute new recommendations for implementing Title IX in American educational institutions. In this dissertation I converse with the OCR regarding their new guidelines for interpreting Title IX in colleges and universities with respect to sexual misconduct proceedings. More specifically, I analyze several of their proposed changes using a distributive justice framework. First, I look at how alterations to the standards of evidence requirements affect risk, and the physical and psychological security of students on campus. Second, I argue that many of the OCR’s changes will create burdensome financial and time costs without resulting in more just conditions. Third, I analyze the OCR’s new definitions of “sexual harassment” and “hostile environment” from a standpoint of liberty, and ultimately conclude that these changes threaten the autonomy and moral development of students. Fourth, I define the democratic value of welfare relationally, and show how adversarial, legalistic student hearings threaten caring and cohesive social relationships on campus. Finally, I begin to envision a new kind of campus community, where barriers between different offices serving students and between different student groups are dissolved. This can help create a whole-school ethos of ethical sex in colleges, which will serve to lessen the incidence of sexual violence amongst college students. 2020-09-30 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586970200919108 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586970200919108 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Education Philosophy
Higher Education
Education Policy
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Education Philosophy
Higher Education
Education Policy
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