Sen. Claire McCaskill sent an online survey to more than 350 colleges to gather information about how institutions respond to sexual assault and comply with Title IX, BuzzFeed reported, as she and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand consider legislation to better combat the issue on college campuses. (McCaskill and Gillibrand recently wrote legislation designed to combat sexual assault in the armed forces.)
The questions cover "security and law enforcement, student resources, adjudication procedures, and barriers to reporting sexual misconduct." McCaskill also requested information from the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice on how the federal government oversees colleges when it comes to Title IX compliance.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/04/17/senator-surveying-colleges-sexual-assault#sthash.1n35KkRG.dpbs