The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast

From the NACUA Annual Conference in Nashville, Alyssa-Rae McGinn is joined by Beth Gellman-Beer of Evergreen Education Solutions, LLC to discuss the Education Department's recent announcement that OCR would move some of its major functions to DOJ (Episode 174) ---- Evergreen Education Solutions, LLC: https://evergreenllc.education Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading an...

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss best practices and advice for advisors conducting cross-examination at Title IX hearings. This episode originally aired February 20, 2025. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss intake meetings with a focus on intake of Title IX reports. Drawing on experiences as Interim Title IX Officials and Investigators, Alyssa-Rae and Jenna review initial contact with parties, explaining privacy, giving space for parties to speak about their experiences, and remaining neutral while communicating with compassion. This episode originally aire...

Dan Schorr and Jenna Farrell discuss challenges and best practices to consider when investigating alleged misconduct involving college athletes and athletic programs. This episode originally aired October 22, 2023. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/    

Dan Schorr and Jade Colon are joined by Dr. Lori Bednarchik to discuss her work with college and university students regarding consent education, trauma-informed communication, and more. This episode originally aired May 26, 2023. ---- Dr. Lori Bednarchik: https://www.loribednarchik.com Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substa...

Alyssa-Rae McGinn is joined by higher education attorney Allie Mitropoulos from Nixon Peabody LLP to discuss what schools should be aware of and consider in deciding how to remain compliant when federal and state Civil Rights laws contradict one another (Episode 173) ---- Allie Mitropoulos: https://www.nixonpeabody.com/people/mitropoulos-alexandra-a Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan'...

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Madison Bolotin discuss various considerations for determining which witnesses to interview during a misconduct investigation. This episode originally aired March 23, 2023. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Dan Schorr and Jenna Farrell discuss the importance of outcry witnesses in Title IX and other misconduct investigations, strategies for successful interviews, and best practices for incorporating relevant outcry information when writing investigative reports (Episode 172) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Da...

Dan Schorr, Alyssa-Rae McGinn, and Jenna Farrell discuss best practices for conducting Title IX intakes, investigations, and hearings for matters in which a complainant has no memory of the alleged misconduct (Episode 171) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss the reasonable person standard, how it's commonly used in Title IX policy, and best practices for applying this standard in investigations and decision making (Episode 170) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Dan Schorr, Alyssa-Rae McGinn, and Jenna Farrell discuss best practices for Title IX fall orientation programming (Episode 169) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell are joined by Beth Gellman-Beer of Evergreen Education Solutions, LLC to discuss her insights into OCR's recent handling of Title IX and Civil Rights cases, the Trump Administration's approach to these cases, and the future of OCR enforcement (Episode 168)   ---- Beth Gellman-Beer:  https://evergreenllc.education/about Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/...

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by University of New Mexico undergraduate students Mia Dragone, Elijah Cage, and Nicole Osborne to discuss how students view Title IX policy and enforcement on campus (Episode 167) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell are joined by mediator Andres A. Ramirez to discuss his experience implementing alternative dispute resolution at the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, his current work facilitating mediations in Title IX and Civil Rights matters, and his "strategic empathy" approach (Episode 166) ---- Andres A. Ramirez Mediation: https://www.aarmediation.com...

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss considerations for properly applying evidentiary standards in Title IX and Civil Rights matters (Episode 165) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Brigid Harrington and Amy Fabiano, senior attorneys at Hunton Andrews Kurth, to discuss pregnancy accommodations and related issues (Episode 164) ---- Brigid Harrington: https://www.hunton.com/people/brigid-harrington Amy Fabiano: https://www.hunton.com/people/amy-fabiano Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Sub...

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss the role of credibility assessments in Title IX and Civil Rights cases, factors that contribute to assessing credibility, and ensuring that credibility assessments are grounded in evidence (Episode 163) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://da...

Dan Schorr is joined by Sally Roller to discuss best practices for conducting interviews with parties and witnesses in K-12 investigations (Episode 162) ---- Sally Roller Law LLC: https://sallyrollerlaw.com Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss mediation as a form of alternative resolution in Title IX and Civil Rights cases, including when it is appropriate, how mediation can help resolve conflict, and best practices for mediators addressing these cases (Episode 161) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan...

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic, Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, to discuss her research on child sexual grooming behaviors (Episode 160) ---- Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic: https://www.elizabethjeglic.com Red Flag Sexual Grooming Behaviors:  https://www.elizabethjeglic.com/post/identification-of-red-flag-sexual-grooming-behaviors Nationa...

Dan Schorr and Jenna Farrell discuss AI-generated sexual misconduct images and the University of Washington becoming the first U.S. university to define these images as sexual exploitation under its campus policy (Episode 159) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Alyssa-Rae McGinn, Dan Schorr, and Jenna Farrell discuss how to evaluate the necessity of an emergency removal and best practices for implementing a removal, consistent with federal regulations and campus policies (Episode 158) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss advice and best practices for managing investigations into complicated matters without becoming overwhelmed (Episode 157) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss recent changes to the FBI UCR definition of "Fondling," now known as "Criminal Sexual Contact," and what schools need to do to update their policies and practices (Episode 156) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/  

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell talk with Dan Schorr about today's publication of his second novel, Open Bar, which   follows the chaotic fallout when a high-profile sexual misconduct scandal rocks a prominent university (Episode 155) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC:  https://danschorrllc.com/ Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/ Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrb...