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US Secretary of Education Besty DeVos filed proposed amendments to Title IX Friday addressing campus sexual harassment and assault. Title IX originated in 1972 with the goal of reducing sexual discrimination in educational environments receiving federal funding. In 2011 the Obama administration expanded the scope of the law with guidance (known as the Dear Colleagues Letter) [...]