Investigators from the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) visited Whitman from Wednesday, April 22 to Thursday, April 23 to determine whether or not the college is following its professed Title IX and sexual assault policies. In the week prior to the OCR visit, the college launched a contentious publicity campaign using door hangers.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights is currently investigating Whitman College for possible violation of federal law. The investigation is in response to a complaint filed by Natalie*, a student who first spoke to the Pioneer this September about the alleged mishandling of her Title IX/sexual assault investigation.
