Scott Lewis, Partner, interviewed on Public Radio International

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USA Today quotes Brett A. Sokolow

Tufts University disputes feds' noncompliance claim

That consequence is far off, says Brett Sokolow, executive director of the Association of Title IX Administrators.

“(In effect), Tufts general counsel said, ‘I don’t want the message to go out that this campus is not in compliance with the law. We worked very hard to be,’ ” Sokolow said, “so I think it’s a matter of principal for them.”

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Brett A. Sokolow quoted in Inside Higher Ed

Aggressive Push on Sex Assault

Brett A. Sokolow, president of the Association of Title IX Administrators, praised this approach and the report for endorsing a model he said is increasingly gaining acceptance in the field of sexual assault prevention.

“It’s potentially transformative for the field” of sexual assault prevention, he said.

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Brett A. Sokolow, Esq. quoted in The State News

Investigation: 285 Days of Fear and Waiting

Brett Sokolow, president of National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, a law consultancy contracted to achieve Title IX compliance, said “that timeline ... is not compliant with the ‘Dear Colleague’ letter.”

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Suicide Suit Involving Princeton Is 'Bellwether,' according to Brett Sokolow in The Wall Street Journal

"This [case] is going to be a bellwether for all colleges and universities," said Brett Sokolow, an attorney with the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, a consultancy group for higher-education institutions.

Many past suicide-related cases against schools, Mr. Sokolow said, have been wrongful-death lawsuits from families of students who took their lives on campus. The Princeton case is unusual, he said, "because the student is not dead…this is an action where the student says his rights were violated."

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The Chronicle of Higher Education quotes Brett Sokolow and references ATIXA Model Policy

Promise Unfulfilled?

Resolution agreements often create more confusion than clarity for other colleges trying to understand their obligations under Title IX, says Brett A. Sokolow, chief executive of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management, a consulting group and law firm. Federal officials "wait until the college screws up, they write a letter, they call it a ‘blueprint,’ and nobody knows what they are supposed to do," he says.

So they turn to him—and many other consultants who, offering training sessions and webinars, profess to have the answers. Mr. Sokolow’s Association of Title IX Administrators, for instance, offers a free sexual-misconduct model policy.

"This policy has helped hundreds of campuses as they strive to comply with Title IX … ," the website states. "Let it help yours."

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The Non-Consensual Sex Debate About Terminology

Read our upcoming Tip of the Week, "The Non-Consensual Sex Debate About Terminology," in which Brett Sokolow responds to and welcomes feedback on the recent coverage (including inaccuracies) of the term "non-consensual sex."