Few issues affecting higher education have captured as much national attention this year as sexual assaults on college campuses.
When Congress reconvenes after its August recess, a bipartisan group of lawmakers will continue their push to passlegislation aimed at curbing campus sexual assaults. The Obama administration has taken on the issue, making public recommendations for how colleges should respond to the problem and more aggressively pursuing institutions that mishandle sexual assault cases.
But as Washington's focus on campus sexual assaults continues, the issue is also increasingly commanding the attention of policy makers at the state level. Echoing concerns made by their federal counterparts, lawmakers and other officials in a handful of states are pursuing new ways to crack down on campus sexual assaults.
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