By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group Following the March 2021 suicide of Chad Cradock, former University of Maryland – Baltimore County’s (UMBC) head swimming coach, allegations of sexual assault bubbled up from male student athletes. Students also told university staff that Cradock discriminated against female swimmers. Back in 2020, the university launched [...]
By: Sam Mukiibi, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group Survivors of sexual violence on campus, typically young female students, often do not report their sexual assaults. Many survivors are trying to change this by coming forward to publicly share their experiences in an effort to increase awareness and to encourage other survivors to tell their [...]
By: Samantha Breitner, Associate in G&E’s Civil Rights Practice Group With exciting new beginnings this fall for college students, there is also a sad and documented truth: the period between campus arrival and Thanksgiving presents a heightened risk of sexual assault on campus. This phenomenon is called the “red zone.” Colleges and universities often see a spike [...]
