Dive Brief:
- Johns Hopkins University is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for possible violations of the Clery Act and Title IX because of its response to rape allegations last year by a Towson University student.
- The university was informed of the investigation on Friday, and on Tuesday the school’s president, Ronald Daniels, sent out a campus-wide email pledging full cooperation.
- Though the incident in question occurred last year, the university didn't issue a crime warning or make it public until May — a move that led dozens of students to protest the lack of transparency in the matter.
Dive Insight:
The female Towson student had reported last year that she was raped by more than one man at an off-campus Hopkins fraternity house. Baltimore police investigated, but no charges were brought. The university also investigated, despite not reporting it to the campus. Daniels said on Tuesday that the school’s internal investigation into its response to the case is almost complete.