U.S. Department of Education
Title IX Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Case Letter Database
Below, you will find OCR campus sexual misconduct case investigation finding letters released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE
ANONYMOUS REPORTING
APPEALS
CONFIDENTIALITY
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
DIVISION/COMBINATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT/HARASSMENT ISSUES
DUE PROCESS
DUTY TO REMEDY DISCRIMINATION
FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROCEDURES
FREE SPEECH/1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
GENDER EQUITY/BALANCING OF RIGHTS/VICTIM’S RIGHTS
INADEQUATE/INSUFFICIENT TRAINING OF HEARING OFFICERS
INADEQUATE/INSUFFICIENT TRAINING OF INVESTIGATORS
INADEQUATE/INSUFFICIENT TRAINING ON PREVENTION OF SA/SH
INADEQUATE INVESTIGATION
INVESTIGATION PROCESS (NEED TO HAVE/CONTENT)
ISSUE OF ACTUAL NOTICE
ISSUE OF DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE
NOTICE OF OUTCOME
PROMPTNESS OF COMPLAINT PROCESS
PUBLISHING OF GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
RACE DISCRIMINATION
RECORDKEEPING
RETALIATION
RIGHT TO PRESENT EVIDENCE/WITNESSES
RIGHTS OF COMPLAINANTS
RIGHTS OF THOSE ACCUSED
SEVERE, PERVASIVE AND OBJECTIVELY OFFENSIVE
SEXUAL ASSAULT
SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY (NEED TO HAVE/CONTENT)
SEXUAL ASSAULT PROCEDURES (NEED TO HAVE/CONTENT)
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY (NEED TO HAVE/CONTENT)
SEXUAL HARASSMENT PROCEDURES (NEED TO HAVE/CONTENT)
SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION
STANDARD OF PROOF
TIMEFRAME FOR RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINT
TITLE IX OFFICER
ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE
Indiana University of Pennsylvania- 03982042 
University of West Florida- 04002082
ANONYMOUS REPORTING
APPEALS
Westfield State College- 01022061
Morgan State Univeristy- 03022004
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
University of West Florida- 04002082
University of Tennessee-Knoxville- 04002137
Interdenominational Theological Center- 04022012
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
CONFIDENTIALITY
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
Tufts University- 01006002 response
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
University of West Florida- 04002082
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
Maine Community College System- 01056001 through 01056007
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
Indiana University of Pennsylvania- 03982042
University of West Florida- 04022043
DIVISION/COMBINATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT/HARASSMENT ISSUES
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
DUE PROCESS
Morgan State Univeristy- 03022004
American International College- 01002056
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
University of West Florida- 04002082
Interdenominational Theological Center- 04022012
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
DUTY TO REMEDY DISCRIMINATION
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
University of New Hampshire- 01016000 response
University of New Hampshire- 01016000 response
Providence College- 01016002 response
Sojourner Douglass College- 03042033
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
East Tennessee State University- 04022101 and 04022092
East Tennessee State University- 04022101
Full Sail Real World Education- 04022133
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTITUTIONAL POLICY / PROCEDURES
Westfield State College- 01022061
American International College- 01002056
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
FREE SPEECH/1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
GENDER DISCRIMINATION
Westfield State College- 01022061
Westfield State College- 01022061 response
Maine Community College System- 01056001 through 01056007
Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
Morgan State Univeristy- 03022004
University of Maryland- 3022060 response
Loyola University of Chicago- 05042051
American International College- 01002056
Merrimack College- 01012004 response
Bridgewater State College- 01022057
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03082127
Indiana University of Pennsylvania- 03982042
University of Tennessee-Knoxville- 04002137
Interdenominational Theological Center- 04022012
University of West Florida- 04022043
Concorde Career College- 04022115 (incomplete letter)
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
GENDER EQUITY/BALANCING OF RIGHTS/VICTIM’S RIGHTS
Merrimack College- 01012004 response
INADEQUATE/INSUFFICIENT TRAINING OF HEARING OFFICERS
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
INADEQUATE/INSUFFICIENT TRAINING OF INVESTIGATORS
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
INADEQUATE/INSUFFICIENT TRAINING ON PREVENTION OF SA/SH
Westfield State College- 01022061 response
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
Berklee College of Music- 01016001 response
Tufts University- 01006002 response
Babson College- 01006003 response
Bentley College- 01006004 response
INADEQUATE INVESTIGATION
American International College- 01002056
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
INVESTIGATION PROCESS (NEED TO HAVE/CONTENT)
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
Berklee College of Music- 01016001 response
Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
ISSUE OF ACTUAL NOTICE
Sojourner Douglass College- 03042033
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
ISSUE OF DELIBERATE INDIFFERENCE
NOTICE OF OUTCOME
Westfield State College- 01022061
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
Merrimack College- 01012004 response
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
PROMPTNESS OF COMPLAINT PROCESS
Westfield State College- 01022061
Westfield State College- 01022061 response
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
Loyola University of Chicago- 05042051
Tufts University- 01006002 response
Worcester State College- 01012001
Pennsylvania State University- 03022075
Sojourner Douglass College- 03042033
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
University of West Florida- 04002082
East Tennessee State University- 04022101 and 04022092
East Tennessee State University- 04022101
Full Sail Real World Education- 04022133
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
PUBLISHING OF GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
Berklee College of Music- 01016001 response
Maine Community College System- 01056001 through 01056007
Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
Loyola University of Chicago- 05042051
Babson College- 01006003 response
Pennsylvania State University- 03022075
Sojourner Douglass College- 03042033
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
University of West Florida- 04002082
East Tennessee State University- 04022101 and 04022092
East Tennessee State University- 04022101
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
RACE DISCRIMINATION
American International College- 01002056
Bridgewater State College- 01022057
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03082127
Indiana University of Pennsylvania- 03982042
Interdenominational Theological Center- 04022012
University of West Florida- 04022043
RECORDKEEPING
Berklee College of Music- 01016001 response
Concorde Career College- 04022115 (incomplete letter)
Full Sail Real World Education- 04022133
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
RETALIATION
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
Loyola University of Chicago- 05042051
Bridgewater State College- 01022057
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03082127
University of Tennessee-Knoxville- 04002137
Interdenominational Theological Center- 04022012
East Tennessee State University- 04022101 and 04022092
East Tennessee State University- 04022101
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
RIGHT TO PRESENT EVIDENCE/WITNESSES
Sojourner Douglass College- 03042033
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03082127
Indiana University of Pennsylvania- 03982042
University of West Florida- 04002082
Interdenominational Theological Center- 04022012
University of West Florida- 04022043
Concorde Career College- 04022115 (incomplete letter)
Full Sail Real World Education- 04022133
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
RIGHTS OF COMPLAINANTS
Westfield State College- 01022061
Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
American International College- 01002056
Tufts University- 01006002 response
Worcester State College- 01012001
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
RIGHTS OF THOSE ACCUSED
Westfield State College- 01022061
Tufts University- 01006002 response
SEVERE, PERVASIVE AND OBJECTIVELY OFFENSIVE
University of Tennessee-Knoxville- 04002137
East Tennessee State University- 04022101 and 04022092
East Tennessee State University- 04022101
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Westfield State College- 01022061 response
Tufts University- 01006002 response
SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY (NEED TO HAVE/CONTENT)
SEXUAL ASSAULT PROCEDURES (NEED TO HAVE/CONTENT)
Maine Community College System- 01056001 through 01056007
Tufts University- 01006002 response
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
University of New Hampshire- 01016000 response
Westfield State College- 01022061
Westfield State College- 01022061 response
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
University of Maryland- 3022060 response
Tufts University- 01006002 response
Bentley College- 01006004 response
Worcester State College- 01012001
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
University of New Hampshire- 01016000 response
Providence College- 01016002 response
Pennsylvania State University- 03022075
Sojourner Douglass College- 03042033
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03082127
Indiana University of Pennsylvania- 03982042
University of West Florida- 04002082
University of Tennessee-Knoxville- 04002137
Interdenominational Theological Center- 04022012
University of West Florida- 04022043
East Tennessee State University- 04022101 and 04022092
East Tennessee State University- 04022101
Full Sail Real World Education- 04022133
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
(NEED TO HAVE/CONTENT)
Bentley College- 01006004 response
SEXUAL HARASSMENT PROCEDURES
Westfield State College- 01022061
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
Maine Community College System- 01056001 through 01056007
Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
Tufts University- 01006002 response
Babson College- 01006003 response
Bentley College- 01006004 response
SEXUAL ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION
STANDARD OF PROOF
University of Maryland- 3022060 response
American International College- 01002056
Georgetown University- 11032017 DeGeoia
Georgetown University- 11032017 Genster
TIMEFRAME FOR RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINT
Westfield State College- 01022061
Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
Providence College- 01016002 response
University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
TITLE IX OFFICER
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
University of New Hampshire- 01016000 response
Westfield State College- 01022061 response
Berklee College of Music- 01026001
Berklee College of Music- 01016001 response
Maine Community College System- 01056001 through 01056007
American International College- 01002056
Tufts University- 01006002 response
Babson College- 01006003 response
University of New Hampshire- 01016000
University of New Hampshire- 01016000 response
Providence College- 01016002 response
Sojourner Douglass College- 03042033
University of West Florida- 04002082
East Tennessee State University- 04022101 and 04022092
East Tennessee State University- 04022101
Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
Christian Brothers University- 04032043
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1. Loyola University of Chicago- 5042051
2. American International College- 01002056
3. Boston University- 01002059
5. Tufts University- 01006002 response
7. Babson College- 01006003 response
9. Bentley College- 01006004 response
10. Worcester State College- 01012001
11. Merrimack College- 01012004
12. University of New Hampshire- 01016000
13. University of New Hampshire- 01016000 response
14. Providence College- 01016002
15. Providence College- 01016002 response
16. Boston University- 01022006
17. Tufts University- 010220131
18. Boston University- 01022037
19. Harvard University- 01022041
20. Bridgewater State College- 01022057
21. Westfield State College- 01022061
22. Westfield State College- 01022061 response
23. Berklee College of Music- 01026001
24. Berklee College of Music- 01026001 response
26. Maine Community College System- 01056001 through 01056007
28. Seattle University- 010002060
29. Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
30. Morgan State University- 03022004
31. University of Maryland- 03022060 response
32. Loyola University of Chicago- 05042051
33. American International College- 01002056
34. Boston University- 01002059
35. Tufts University- 01006002
36. Tufts University- 01006002 response
38. Babson College- 01006003 response
40. Bentley College- 01006004 response
41. Worcester State College- 01012001
42. Merrimack College- 01012004 response
43. University of New Hampshire- 01016000
44. University of New Hampshire- 01016000
45. Providence College- 01016002
46. Providence College- 01016002 response
47. Boston University- 01022006
48. Tufts University- 01022031
49. Boston University- 01022037
50. Harvard University- 01022041
51. Bridgewater State College- 01022057
52. Westfield State College- 01022061
53. Westfield State College- 01022061 response
54. Berklee College of Music- 01026001
55. Berklee College of Music- 01026001 response
57. Maine Community College System- 01056001 through 01056007
59. Seattle University- 010002060
60. Boston University- 01992130
61. Maryland Institute, College of Art- 03002034
62. Morgan State University- 03022004
63. University of Maryland University College- 03022060
64. Penn State University- 03022075
65. Sojourner Douglass College- 03042033
66. Temple University- 03062060
67. University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03072121
68. University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus- 03082127
69. Indiana University of Pennsylvania- 03982042
70. University of West Florida- 04002082
72. University of Tennessee-Knoxville- 04002137
73. Interdenominational Theological Center- 04022012
74. University of West Florida- 04022043
75. East Tennessee State University- 04022101 and 04022092
76. East Tennessee State University- 04022101
77. Concorde Career College- 04022115
78. Full Sail Real World Education- 04022133
79. Central Georgia Technical College- 04032037
80. Christian Brothers University- 04032043
81. National Louis University- 04032047
82. Georgia State University- 04042107
83. University of Georgia- 04052025
84. Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale- 04082006
85. University of Tampa- 04082071
86. Florida International University- 04082118
87. Tuskegee University- 04992028
88. Florida Southern College- 04992116 closure letter
89. Florida State University- 04992221
90. Hillsborough Community College- 04992299
91. Worsham College of Mortuary Science- 05012084
92. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale- 05022039
93. Loyola University of Chicago- 05022078
94. Ivy Tech State College- 05032057
95. Madison Area Technical College- 05042060
96. Marion College of Fond du Lac- 05052026
98. Indiana University- 05062138
99. Illinois College- 05062154
100. Illinois College- 05062154 follow-up letter
101. Olympia College- 05062155
102. University of Wisconsin-Madison- 05072074
103. Monmouth College- 0508299
104. University of Illinois at Springfield- 05082111
105. Madison Area Technical College- 05082164
106. Fox Valley Technical College- 05992007
107. Fox Valley Technical College- 05992007 closure letter
108. DePaul University- 05992050
109. Tarrant County College District- 06012010
110. Dallas Baptist University- 06012026
111. State Barber College- 06012084
112. Texas Southern University- 06012089
113. University of Texas at Austin- 06012091
114. Oklahoma State University- 06032054
115. Texas Vocational School- 06042066
116. Louisiana Technical College- 06052084
117. North Central Texas College- 06052099
118. University of Arkansas at Little Rock- 06052107
119. Southern Methodist University- 06062077
120. University of Texas at San Antonio- 06072017
121. University of Texas at San Antonio- 06072017 letter to EEOC
122. University of Southwestern Louisiana- 06972090
123. University of North Texas- 06972103
124. Mississippi State University- 06972162
125. Houston Community College System- 06982011
126. Sam Houston State University- 06992039
127. Tarrant County College District- 06992169
128. Wright Business School- 07002050
129. Central Missouri State University- 07012044
130. Saint Paul School of Theology- 07012075
131. Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center- 07022001
132. Vattertott College- 07022043
133. University of Missouri System- 07022060
134. Crum’s Beauty College- 07032037
135. Missouri Southern State University- 007052038
136. Missouri Southern State University- 07052038 letter to complainant
137. Wright Business School- 07062029
138. Garden City Community College- 07062032
139. Wright Business School- 07062036
140. Wright Business School- 07062039
141. Northwest Kansas Technical College- 07072009
142. University of Central Missouri- 07072024
143. High Tech Institute- 07072055
144. Dakota State University- 07982028 post-resolution letter
145. Dakota State University- 07982028
146. Southwest Missouri State University- 07992058
147. Bryan Career College- 07992253
148. New Mexico State University- 08002072
149. Utah College of Massage Therapy- 08012022-B
150. Westwood College of Technology- 08022009
151. The Art Center Design College- 08022070-B
152. Chandler/Gilbert Community College- 08032029
153. University of Arizona- 08052037-B
154. University of Colorado at Boulder- 080912004
155. ITT Technical Institute- 08992008-A
156. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo – 09002045
157. Los Angeles Unified School District- 09002056
158. University of California, Los Angeles- 09022075
159. San Bernardino Valley College- 09032009
160. San Jose City College- 09032049
161. Lassen Community College- 09032112
162. Riverside Community College District- 09032139
163. California State University, Northridge- 09042057
164. California State University, Bakersfield- 09042067
165. California State University, East Bay- 09052028
166. University of California, Berkeley- 09052131
167. Lassen Community College- 09062151
168. University of California, Davis- 09072008
170. Newbridge College- 09082169
171. Riverside Community College- 09956005
172. University of California, San Diego- 09972049
173. University of California, Los Angeles- 09972075
174. Skyline College- 09972144
175. South Orange County Community College District- 09982035
176. Peralta Community College District/Merrill College- 09982067
177. Peralta Community College District/Merrill College- 09982067 response letter
178. Claremont Graduate School- 09982148
179. Santa Clara University- 09992088
180. California State University, Los Angeles- 09992109
181. Los Angeles Pierce College- 09992122
182. University of California, Santa Barbara- 09992140
183. Western Culinary Institute- 010022010
184. University of Nevada Las Vegas- 010032009
185. Wenatchee Valley College at Omak- 010052010
186. Las Vegas College- 010062074
187. Tacoma Community College- 010972080
188. Honolulu Community College- 010992146
189. East Carolina University- 011002075
190. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 011002099
191. Durham Technical Community College- 011032044
192. Sandhills Community College- 011042077
193. Evergreen State College- 010922064
194. Eastern Michigan University- 15096002
195. Eastern Michigan University- 15096002 resolution agreement
196. Notre Dame College- 15096001
197. Notre Dame College- 15096001 resolution agreement
198. Concordia University Irvine – 09092056
199. Georgetown University- 11032017 DeGeoia
200. Hofstra University- 02092051
201. University of Maryland University College- 03022060 response to complainant
202. Georgetown University- 11032017 Genster
203. State University of New York System- 02116001
204. Spring Arbor University- 15102098
205. Yale University- 01112027
Thank you
Thanks to The NCHERM Group staff and our team of volunteer interns for cataloging and indexing these letters. Special thanks to our interns:
Sara Carrigan Wooten
B.A. Women’s Studies, Purdue University
M.A. Candidate in Sociology, Women’s and Gender Studies, Brandeis University
Angela Tu
Women’s Studies, University of California Irvine
