Title IX was initiated to end discrimination against women on college campuses and provide equal opportunities. Title X covers not only discrimination, but sexual harassment and sexual assault. A college Title IX investigation is required independent of a law enforcement investigation and in general, these investigations lack due process, the accused attorney is not allowed to speak, and the university investigation carries a much lower burden of proof than a criminal justice investigation. In this video, Alexa Lewis and Steve Shewmaker of the Shewmaker and Lewis Law Firm discuss the process of a Title IX investigation and what happens during the hearing.
