Profs push back: due process concerns.

• Author: Soave, Robby
• Position: American Association of University Professors criticizes Office for Civil Rights - Citings - Brief article

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR)--the little-known federal agency most responsible for the current crackdown on free expression and due process on college campuses--has gained a powerful critic: the American Association of University Professors.

OCR is responsible for ensuring that universities are compliant with Title IX, the federal law guaranteeing gender equality in higher education. But in recent years, the office has exceeded its mandate by encouraging college administrators to broadly police accusations of harassment on campus. This has led to several students and faculty members being investigated simply for articulating unpopular opinions. One such professor, Northwestern University's...