Investigating Unwieldy Title IX and Civil Rights Cases
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss advice and best practices for managing investigations into complicated matters without becoming overwhelmed. This episode originally aired September 5, 2025. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
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Expert Witnesses in Title IX Proceedings
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss best practices for permitting, questioning, and paying for expert witnesses during Title IX hearings and investigations. This episode originally aired June 6, 2025. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
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Addressing Online Harassment with Christine Taylor
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell are joined by former Equal Opportunity and Title IX Coordinator Christine Taylor of Taylor Law Group to discuss online harassment, assessing whether such behavior falls under your institution’s policies, and supporting involved students (Episode 178) ---- Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
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Revised Notices of Investigation and Allegations
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss Revised Notices of Investigation and Allegations, including when to revise the original notice, what to include in the amended version, and how to best communicate with the parties about the updated notice. This episode originally aired July 7, 2023. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
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Delayed Reporting of Title IX Allegations
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss considerations and challenges when investigating delayed Title IX allegations and supporting both Complainants and Respondents throughout the process. This episode originally aired November 14, 2024. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
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Such a Pretty Picture: A Memoir with Andrea Leeb
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Dan Schorr is joined by attorney and author Andrea Leeb to discuss her compelling book Such a Pretty Picture: A Memoir, which "explores the long shadow cast by childhood abuse and the courage it takes to step into the light" (Episode 177) ---- Andrea Leeb: Such a Pretty Picture (Bookshop): Such a Pretty Picture (Amazon): Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
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US Department of Education Releases Final Rule Modifying Title VI Disparate Impact Enforcement with Brigid Harrington
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell are joined by higher education attorney Brigid Harrington of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to discuss the US Department of Education’s recent final rule on disparate impact analysis in Title VI enforcement, and what schools should consider to ensure compliance with federal and state discrimination laws (Episode 176) ---- Brigid Harrington: Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
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Retaliation
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Dan Schorr and Jenna Farrell discuss retaliation policies, investigations, and prevention at educational institutions. This episode originally aired June 20, 2024. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
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Vicarious Trauma for Title IX Professionals with Dr. Jill Bassett-Cameron
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell are joined by Dr. Jill Bassett-Cameron to discuss the vicarious trauma that those doing Title IX and Civil Rights work may experience, the importance of acknowledging that trauma, and how to practice self and group care in response to avoid burnout (Episode 175) ---- Dr. Jill Bassett-Cameron: Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
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The Role of Respondent Remorse in Title IX Cases
The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast
Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jade Colon discuss the ways a respondent’s expression of remorse may and may not be taken into account during a sexual misconduct investigation, hearing, and sanctioning decision, as well as the importance of maintaining the presumption of non-responsibility by not placing the burden to show remorse on a respondent. This episode originally aired January 11, 2024. ---- Dan Schorr, LLC: Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: Dan Schorr Books:
info_outlineAlyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss intake meetings with a focus on intake of Title IX reports. Drawing on experiences as Interim Title IX Officials and Investigators, Alyssa-Rae and Jenna review initial contact with parties, explaining privacy, giving space for parties to speak about their experiences, and remaining neutral while communicating with compassion.
This episode originally aired April 18, 2024.
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