Morgan State University is now under investigation for how they handle sexual abuse reports—joining a list of 67 other institutions being questioned by the Obama administration.
The Department of Education is investigating the historically black university in Baltimore, Maryland because of complaints from students or other members of the university community about the way alleged sexual assault cases are handled.
“We wanted to make sure that this matter was handled appropriately. That’s why the university began its own investigation,” university spokesman Clint Coleman said on an alleged sexual assault of a female student reported to the university on March 20.
“Right after [authorities] declined to prosecute, the university immediately began looking into it for possible violations of university policies and procedures.”
Morgan State joins a list of 67 other prestige institutions across 32 states investigated for the way they handle sexual assault allegations.
The DOE says schools named to list is only under investigation and does not imply that it has violated the law.
