Days After U-M’s President Schlissel Starts Job, Feds Launch Title IX Investigation into Sexual Violence at Brown U. Where He Was Provost

by P.D. Lesko In April 2014, Brown U. was in an uproar. There were protests about the “bungled” handling of a student rape hearing. Media described the protests as having provoked a “nationwide uproar.” Meanwhile on April 17 in Ann Arbor, U-M Regents feted Dr. Mark Schlissel and awarded him a $2 million lab. There was no mention in the media that Brown Provost Schlissel’s staff was embroiled in two high profile sexual violence complaints—one involving Brown football players—both victims alleging it took Brown months to respond.  CAMPUS RAPE: THE President of the United States has put higher education on notice […]