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Tracking sexual assaults on college campuses
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Jan 19, 2016
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Tracking sexual assaults on college campuses
Sexual assault cases on college campuses continue to move slowly and be a problematic, this has been the impetus for a web-based tracker.
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Sexual assault cases on college campuses continue to move slowly and be a problematic, this has been the impetus for a web-based tracker.

A new web-based tracker is trying to keep tabs on school investigations  and their outcomes. 

The issue of sexual assaults on college campuses is one the federal government takes very seriously. As a result, the government has put schools on notice that they must do better and follow the letter of the law.

However, investigations continue to be slow, which has been the impetus for the web-based tracker.
For more on this, Sara Lipka, senior editor at the Chronicle of Higher Education and one of the minds behind the tracker, joins the show.
 

To hear the full interview, click the blue play button at the top of the article.