I hate to revive an old thread. But NYtimes is reporting on another controversial Title IX case at Stanford . (I assume there has been a lot of discussion on Title IX on CC.) This time NYT is writing about Stanford’s controversial 4-1 requirement instead of a simple majority for conviction. (since the incident the requirement was changed to unanimous 3-0). http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/29/sports/football/stanford-football-rape-accusation.html The case involves a current football player.
I think Stanford and other universities should look into having independent individuals, who have no connection to the university, set the policy as well serve on the panels to avoid any hint of bias. Otherwise there will always be questions regarding decision like this when administrators are accused of protecting the image of the university and in the case of Stanford its athletic program also.