Despite concluding that it had a "campus-wide culture of sexual violence," the NCAA said it will not penalize Baylor University after officials failed to report sexual assault claims against football players between 2010 and 2015.
Messaging is important but not as vital as following it up with concrete action and showing a willingness to embrace social causes, says one college professor.
A stronger focus on sexual assault prevention would be the most powerful change to Title IX, a commenter said during this week's Office for Civil Rights virtual hearing on updating the law.
Better enforcing Title IX anti-discrimination rules on college campuses will be the topic of a June virtual hearing held by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
Following LSU's Title IX scandal, a legislative proposal seeks to increase transparency and tighten sexual violence accountability in colleges statewide.
The protests were organized by the University Survivors Movement, an international coalition of student activists working to address the problem of sexual assault on college campuses.
