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Going on Offense With Title IX

Some male students accused of rape are suing colleges, saying they are the victims of sex discrimination. Experts doubt they will succeed, but cases could focus more attention on due process issues.

Ask, Do Tell

Washington State's community colleges add voluntary questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to all student registration forms.

Childbirth Doesn't Count?

Complaint says college violated Title IX by refusing to allow a student dealing with a high-risk pregnancy and delivery to miss some classes without penalty.

Equal Access at All Levels

Unprecedented federal settlement finding a middle school violated Title IX by discriminating against a transgender student has legal implications for colleges, too, experts say.

Departments Without Women

If all the physics professors at a college are men, is that a sign of bias? Not according to analysis by the American Institute of Physics.

Enforcement for the Enforcers

Sexual assault survivors and activists take their rallying cry to U.S. Education Department in Washington, protesting and urging the feds to do more to enforce Title IX.
Opinion

The Gender Lens

Everyone seems to have a theory as to why humanities majors are disappearing. One doctoral student thinks the trend is due to women's widening career paths. His notion is gaining traction.
Opinion

Behind Closed Doors

A successful academic shares her story of being the victim of domestic abuse.