The Trump administration recently announced new guidance for how college campuses should handle sexual assault complaints.
Michigan universities won’t be changing their policies right away.
The new guidance lets schools use mediation for informal resolution of sexual assault cases. It also lets schools raise the standard of proof for campus adjudication of complaints.
Daniel Hurley is the CEO of the Michigan Association of State Universities. He says Michigan campuses will keep their current policies for now.
“While the university officials are looking at those rules, I don’t foresee any kneejerk reactions.”
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says she wants to strike a balance between the rights of victims and the accused.