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joshuawise [Carnegie Mellon Dropped the Ball]
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 ====== Carnegie Mellon Dropped the Ball ======
+**//Note://** This page has been updated.  Please read the [[#latest_updates|latest updates]] section of this page if you are returning.
 **Hi there.**
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 On June 5th, I received an e-mail back from Gina Casalegno, the Dean of Student Affairs inviting me to a meeting by phone to "discuss [my] concerns".  I accepted, and we're working on picking a time.  I reiterated that direct answers to the questions in my letter are also necessary.
+On June 6th, I spoke by phone with Gina Casalegno.  She informed me that there is now a Title IX coordinator (Amy Burkert) at Carnegie Mellon, as a result of the [[http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201104.html|2011 "Dear Colleague" letter]].  In the event that complaints come forward about the school's handling of any given case come forward, Amy is responsible for handling them.  My read is that the process is somewhat transparent, and somewhat opaque; occasionally there will be interactions with the student, as needed to gather more detail, but primarily the investigation is handled internally.  Hearteningly, in at least one case, Amy has discovered that the University had not handled a case appropriately, and initiated an internal investigation, even without a direct external complaint.  In any event, Amy is involved in all formal complaints; it would be safe to assume that she is involved in this as well.  During that conversation, I was assured that Jared Cohen is also tracking the progress of this as well, and that he was briefed before my conversation with Gina.
+I requested a short written statement from Gina; she has told me that she'll have one for me in the next day or so.  Obviously, she cannot discuss much detail of this specific case, since even though Nicole has published directly, the University still has confidentiality requirements that they must uphold.  I'm not sure if Nicole can waive those at her option; even if she can, I suspect that the University would not like to be in a position of having to publicly contradict Nicole, even on small matters.
+I will provide updates here as I receive them.
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