The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Episodes
Title IX, Pat Summitt, and Tennessee's Trailblazers with Mary Ellen Pethel
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Mary Ellen Pethel to discuss her new book, "Title IX, Pat Summitt, and Tennessee's Trailblazers: 50 Yea...
Inaugural Ballers with Andrew Maraniss
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Andrew Maraniss to discuss his new book, Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First U.S. Women's Ol...
The Sexual Misconduct Prevention Guidebook with Laura McGuire
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr is joined by Dr. Laura McGuire, author of The Sexual Misconduct Prevention Guidebook, to discuss some of the topics covered in her new book...
Revisiting Davis' Causation Requirement with Steven Richard
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Steven Richard, partner and higher education team leader at Nixon Peabody, to discuss recent efforts to...
Federal Judge Blocks Education Department Title IX Guidance that Prohibits Discrimination Based on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the federal court ruling by a Tennessee judge that blocks the Department of Education's Title IX guidance whi...
Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the key components of the 2022 Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that was issued yesterday by the...
Societal Implications from the Depp-Heard Trial with Adam Klasfeld
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Adam Klasfeld, Managing Editor at Law & Crime, to discuss the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard trial and its i...
Biden Officials Prepare New Title IX Rules with Bianca Quilantan
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Bianca Quilantan, Education Reporter for Politico, to discuss her reporting on imminent new proposed Ti...
37 Words with Sherry Boschert
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by award-winning journalist Sherry Boschert to discuss her new book, "37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years o...
Creating a Culture of Respect with Mike Domitrz
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr is joined by Mike Domitrz to discuss his work speaking with higher education, K-12, military, and other organizations about sexual assault ...
DNA Testing and Title IX Investigations with Julie Heinig
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Julie Heinig, Laboratory Director of Forensics and DNA Technical Leader at the DNA Diagnostics Center, ...
Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Law and Protecting the Rights of LGBTQ+ Students with Sarah Saint (Part Two)
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Sarah Saint, an attorney at law firm Brooks Pierce, to discuss Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law and legal ...
Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Law and Protecting the Rights of LGBTQ+ Students with Sarah Saint (Part One)
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Sarah Saint, an attorney at law firm Brooks Pierce, to discuss Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law and legal ...
The Pregnant Scholar with Jessica Lee
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Jessica Lee, Director of the Pregnant Scholar Initiative at the UC Hastings College of the Law's Center...
Interim Measures for College Athletes
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the challenging issues involved in deciding when and how to impose interim measures on college athletes accus...
OCR Completes Draft of Title IX Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights announcement that it submitted a draft Title IX Notice o...
Congress Bans Forced Arbitration in Sexual Misconduct Cases
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, which was passed by Congress after...
After the Hearing Decision
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss some of the issues that educational institutions consider after a Title IX hearing decision is issued, such a...
Notices of Investigation and Allegations
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss legal requirements and best practices for Notices of Investigation and Allegations (NOIAs) in Title IX and ot...
University of Michigan Fires President for Relationship with Subordinate
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the University of Michigan's decision to fire president Mark Schlissel for a relationship with a subordinate ...
Military Sexual Trauma with Heath Phillips
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Dan Schorr are joined by sexual assault advocate Heath Phillips to discuss military sexual trauma, male sexual assault survivors...
Albany DA Drops Andrew Cuomo Sexual Assault Charge with Elura Nanos
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr is joined by attorney and Law & Crime columnist Elura Nanos to discuss the Albany DA's decision not to prosecute Andrew Cuomo for sexual as...
Bill Cosby Prosecutor Appeals to US Supreme Court with Elura Nanos
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr is joined by attorney and Law & Crime columnist Elura Nanos to discuss the Bill Cosby sexual misconduct trial and the prosecutor's decision...
Maryland Mayor Charged with Distributing "Revenge Porn"
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss Cambridge, Maryland Mayor Andrew Bradshaw being charged with fifty counts of distributing "revenge porn" imag...
Adverse Inferences in Title IX Hearings
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss rules regarding drawing adverse inferences during Title IX hearings when a party or witness refuses to partic...
Sexual Misconduct: From the Courtroom to the Novel with Allison Leotta and Gretchen Carlson (Part Two)
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr speaks with Allison Leotta and Gretchen Carlson about prosecuting sex crimes, writing fiction about sexual misconduct, campus assaults, com...
Sexual Misconduct: From the Courtroom to the Novel with Allison Leotta and Gretchen Carlson (Part One)
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr speaks with Allison Leotta and Gretchen Carlson about prosecuting sex crimes, writing fiction about sexual misconduct, campus assaults, com...
Bystander Intervention
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss bystander intervention, its importance in preventing sexual assaults and other misconduct, and helpful strate...
Dan Schorr's Debut Novel "Final Table" Available Now!
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa-Rae McGinn talks with Dan Schorr about today's publication of his debut novel, Final Table - a political thriller about sexual misconduct accus...
When Sexual Harassment Isn't "Sexual"
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss sexual harassment cases in which the harasser is not primarily motivated by sexual gratification (Episode 39)
Trauma Informed Interpreting with Mercedees Rees
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Dan Schorr are joined by disability rights activist Mercedees Rees to discuss the importance of trauma informed interpreting ser...
Stealthing Legislation in California
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss California "stealthing" legislation that would make CA the first state to explicitly outlaw nonconsensual con...
No Ordinary Love with Tracy Rector
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Tracy Rector, executive producer of the new film No Ordinary Love, about the movie's powerful depiction...
Education Department Won't Enforce Suppression Provision for Title IX Hearings
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss this week's announcement by the U.S. Department of Education that it won't seek to enforce the suppression pr...
ATIXA Turns 10 with Brett Sokolow (Part Two)
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Brett Sokolow, president and co-founder of the Association of Title IX Administrators, to discuss ATIXA...
ATIXA Turns 10 with Brett Sokolow (Part One)
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Brett Sokolow, president and co-founder of the Association of Title IX Administrators, to discuss ATIXA...
NY AG Report on Andrew Cuomo Sexual Misconduct Allegations
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss this week's investigative report on the Andrew Cuomo sexual misconduct allegations from the office of New Yor...
OCR Issues New Title IX Q&A with Jackie Wernz
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by attorney Jackie Wernz to discuss this week's new OCR Title IX Questions and Answers document (Episode 3...
Military Sexual Assaults Will No Longer Be Prosecuted by Commanders
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the Department of Defense announcement of reforms regarding how sexual assault allegations are investigated a...
Advisor Advice During Title IX Hearings
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the role of advisors in providing advice during Title IX hearings (Episode 29)
Bill Cosby Conviction Overturned
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision to overturn the sexual assault conviction of Bill Cosby (Episode 28...
Kat O'Brien Details Sexual Assault by MLB Player
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss this week's New York Times column in which former journalist and baseball writer Kat O'Brien recounts being s...
DOE Says Title IX Protections Apply to LGBTQ Students and Employees
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss this week's Department of Education Notice of Interpretation defining prohibited "sex" discrimination to incl...
DOE Holds Title IX Public Hearings
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss this week's Title IX public hearings held by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (Epis...
National Academy of Sciences Expels Member for Sexual Harassment
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the removal of astronomer Geoff Marcy from the National Academy of Sciences following sexual harassment alleg...
Dating Apps and Sexual Assault with Elizabeth Naismith Picciani
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Dan Schorr are joined by Columbia Journalism investigative reporter Elizabeth Naismith Picciani to discuss how dating app compan...
HHS Defines "Sex" Discrimination to Include LGBTQ Protections with Elura Nanos
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by attorney and Law & Crime columnist Elura Nanos to discuss the Department of Health and Human Services d...
OCR Schedules Title IX Public Hearings
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn preview the Title IX public hearings announced this week by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, wh...
Considerations for New Title IX Advisors
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss several issues to consider when becoming or appointing a new Title IX advisor (Episode 20)
State Bills Restricting Transgender Athletes
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the numerous state bills attempting to restrict transgender athletes and the legal, policy, and personal cons...
Intimate Partner Violence and Healthy Relationships on Campus
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Jenna Farrell discuss protecting students from intimate partner violence and providing education about healthy relationships on college...
Cultures of Consent with Dr. Laura McGuire
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Dr. Laura McGuire to discuss teaching consent principles to K-12 students and her new book, "Creating C...
Incapacitation, Intoxication, and Sexual Assault
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the Minnesota Supreme Court's decision in the Khalil case and the implications for legal reform, campus polic...
Women's History Month and Title IX with Kimberly Lau
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Dan Schorr are joined by Kimberly Lau, partner at Warshaw Burstein and Title IX attorney, to discuss Women's History Month and T...
Verdict in First Title IX Jury Trial
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss this week's verdict in the Coastal Carolina University civil trial, which was the first Title IX jury trial i...
New Title IX-Related Executive Orders
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss President Biden's new Executive Orders addressing Title IX regulations, sex discrimination in the educational...
Andrew Cuomo Sexual Harassment Allegations
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the sexual harassment allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the importance of truly independent...
Investigations Without a Cooperative Complainant
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the challenges that arise when an individual who may have experienced misconduct does not want to proceed wit...
Earning Student Trust in the Title IX Process with Jenna Farrell
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Title IX investigator Jenna Farrell to discuss student views and misperceptions about the Title IX proc...
Sex Workers and Sexual Misconduct Protections with Mia Lee
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Mia Lee to discuss protecting sex workers from sexual assault, harassment, doxing threats, and other mi...
Evan Rachel Wood, AOC, and Others Publicly Disclose Sexual Misconduct Experiences
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss recent public accounts of sexual misconduct and trauma by Evan Rachel Wood, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and oth...
Biden Administration's Week One Actions
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss Executive Orders and other actions taken by the Biden Administration during its first week (Episode 7)
Building a Title IX / Equity Office with Elizabeth Canning
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Elizabeth Canning to discuss best practices for building a successful Title IX / Equity office (Episode...
DOE Memorandum Regarding LGBTQ Title IX Protections and SCOTUS Bostock Decision
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss last week's Department of Education memorandum regarding LGBTQ protections under Title IX following the Supre...
Miguel Cardona Nominated as Secretary of Education
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss President-Elect Biden's nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education (Episode 4)
Admissibility of Respondent Confessions at Title IX Hearings
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss whether respondent confessions are admissible at Title IX hearings under the new regulations if the responden...
Cross-Examination During Title IX Hearings
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss the legal requirements and real-world challenges as educational institutions begin to conduct live hearings w...
Title IX Reform in the Biden Administration with Jackie Wernz
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Jackie Wernz, partner at Franczek, to discuss potential Title IX legal and policy developments from the...