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Cornell Case Highlights Drop in Resolved Sexual Assault Cases Under Trump

The administration has shifted its enforcement of a civil rights law from allegations of sexual misconduct to issues like blocking protections for transgender students.

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President Trump’s administration has had a minimal response to the allegations of gang rape at Cornell University.
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Cornell Case Revives Anger About Handling of Campus Sexual Assault Cases

A lawsuit alleging rape at Cornell has led to an outpouring of women sharing stories about sexual violence on college campuses.

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On the campus of Cornell University and beyond, women are talking about their own experiences of sexual assault.
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Trump Suggests Cornell Defendants Won’t Get a ‘Fair Shake’ From Letitia James

President Trump weighed in on the case when asked about Ms. James, who has become a target of his second-term retribution campaign.

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President Trump answering questions from reporters at the White House on Friday.
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American University of Afghanistan at Risk of Closure Amid Funding Cuts

The State Department has denied its funding for the next two years, jeopardizing the education of hundreds of female Afghan students.

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A graduation ceremony at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul in 2019.
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U.C.L.A. Says Justice Department is ‘Weaponizing’ Civil Rights Laws

The fiery language came months after the Justice Department accused the university of abetting antisemitism against students.

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The University of California, Los Angeles, says it has made efforts to protect Jewish and Israeli students, contrary to the government’s claims.
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Cambridge Abandons Plans to Fully Investigate Its Hiring of Jason Arday

The professor had catalyzed debates over diversity efforts in higher education.

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Tributes to Jason Arday outside Jesus College at the University of Cambridge in England last month.
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