US Colleges Given Greater Role in Preventing Sexual Assaults

New U.S. regulations aimed at protecting college students give American colleges and universities increased responsibility for ending sexual assaults on campus. The measures, provisions of the the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, took effect July 1 and call for educational institutions to take a more direct role in protecting female students. Universities are now must follow stricter reporting requirements for sexual assault allegations and must provide clear options...

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