During the 2013-14 academic year, Brown’s Sexual Assault Task Force, a representative body from across the institution, was charged with developing a comprehensive response to sexual violence and other forms of gender-based harassment occurring on campus. In 2015, they recommended that the University conduct a regular review of Title IX. The first review was completed in 2016.
The Steering Committee on Equity and Diversity (SCED) was charged with conducting the second review. The 2019 review consisted of (1) assessment of training (specifically related to reporting incidents, members of the adjudication process, and prevention education); (2) evaluation of the current case management system; and (3) evaluation of the progress of the recommendations of the former Title IX Oversight and Advisory Board and the original Sexual Assault Task Force.