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Send Your Daughter to Old Dominion, Not Harvard

By Wendy Murphy – Women’s E-News 10/26/2012

“…Rape is taken seriously at ODU because the message there is clear that all rape is unacceptable. Harvard, on the other hand, sends a starkly contrasting message by imposing an exceedingly high “clear and convincing evidence” burden of proof on women at sexual assault disciplinary hearings. ODU, like most schools that comply with federal guidelines in order to promote women’s equality, requires proof only by a “preponderance of the evidence.” Put simply, the word of a woman is good enough for ODU, but not for Harvard. …”

Read the entire article: https://womensenews.org/story/rape/121025/send-your-daughter-old-dominion-not-harvard