Higher Ed Dive reports on how a $400k settlement over misgendering a trans student may foreshadow more Title IX clashes. After a faculty member did so at Shawnee State University, officials took disciplinary action against him. Nicholas Meriweather sued the institution for infringing on his free speech and religious rights. A federal appeals court abided in Meriweather’s favor, and Shawnee State is paying a settlement of $400,000 in damages and attorney fees.
Inside Higher Ed covers a new paper studying the prevalence of predators in higher education. Researcher Lori Handrahan began studying child abuse perpetrated by college and university employees. Offenders of child sexual exploitation material who worked in higher education were overwhelmingly white, male and on faculty. Over half were in leadership positions, frequently using campus facilities or property to commit their crimes.