Razi Shaban, Author at The Phoenix

Lawsuits against colleges attempt to redefine Title IX

The lawsuit filed against Swarthmore is one of several lawsuits filed against colleges across the United States by students and former students who have taken issue with college judicial procedures. Title IX, a section of the Educational Amendments passed by Congress in

May 1, 2014

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Plaintiff responds to college in ongoing legal battle

On Monday, lawyers for an expelled student filed a response to the college’s motion to dismiss their case, rearticulating their original claim that the college is guilty of gender bias and failure to uphold a contract. Last month, the college filed a

April 24, 2014

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College asks judge to dismiss expulsion suit

The college has fired back in its first full response to a lawsuit filed January 23 by an expelled student. This Friday, the college filed a motion to completely dismiss the complaint filed by John Doe (a pseudonym used by the student), which

March 27, 2014

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Phi Psi house, student rooms raided by Public Safety

Public Safety officers and two deans raided two student rooms and the Phi Psi fraternity house after receiving a “credible report of questionable activity,” Director of Public Safety Michael Hill and Associate Director for Investigations Beth Pitts told the Phoenix in an

March 6, 2014

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Board of Managers ups college budget, tuition

Unreleased campus master plan is approved; 3 professors get tenure Last weekend, the Swarthmore Board of Managers gave three professors tenure and five promotions, approved the 2014-2015 budget and approved the as-yet unreleased campus master plan. The approved budget includes funding for

March 6, 2014

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College files preliminary response to former student’s suit

On Monday, the college submitted its first response to the lawsuit filed against it last month by a former student. The suit claims that the then-student was wrongfully expelled in a knee-jerk reaction to Title IX and Clery Act complaints filed last

February 27, 2014

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Lawsuit details college’s sudden push to expel

Administrators at all levels allegedly implicated; college vows to fight in court A carefully constructed and vivid picture of the college administration’s reaction to the controversy surrounding its handling of sexual assault last spring emerges from the lawsuit filed by a former

February 20, 2014

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Former student sues college for improper expulsion

On January 23, 2014, a former student filed a suit alleging that the college violated his Title IX rights and turned him into “the whipping boy that Swarthmore needed to demonstrate its new ‘zero tolerance’ standard” following his expulsion after an expedited

February 14, 2014

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Collection hosted by Robert George and Cornel West goes smoothly

Following weeks of campus discussion on the merits and failings of discourse, Cornel West and Robert George ‘77 led a community-wide collection on the merits of the liberal arts before a crowded audience at the Friends Meetinghouse last Monday. The discussion, though

February 11, 2014

Razi Shaban

Lawsuits against colleges attempt to redefine Title IX

Plaintiff responds to college in ongoing legal battle

College asks judge to dismiss expulsion suit

Phi Psi house, student rooms raided by Public Safety

Board of Managers ups college budget, tuition

College files preliminary response to former student’s suit

Lawsuit details college’s sudden push to expel

Former student sues college for improper expulsion

Collection hosted by Robert George and Cornel West goes smoothly

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