Two Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday slammed national fraternity and sorority organizations for backing a bill that would limit colleges’ ability to investigate sexual assault cases.
Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand of New York have pressured Congress for more than a year to rally around their own campus sexual assault legislation, which would require colleges to do more to protect victims and accused students.
In a conference call with reporters on Thursday, they questioned whether most sorority chapters nationwide were aware that their dues were helping to pay for a lobbying campaign to support the competing measure, known as the Safe Campus Act. It was introduced in July by Rep. Matt Salmon, a Republican of Arizona, and four sponsors in the House — two Republicans and two Democrats — have since signed on.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: https://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/2-senate-democrats-blast-greek-groups-for-backing-contentious-sexual-assault-bill/106177
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