M Colleen McDaniel

  As Biden Administration Reviews Title IX Regulations, We are Reminded that Universal Mandated Reporting Creates Increased Risk for Marginalized & LGBT+ Sexual Violence Survivors    M. Colleen McDaniel, M.A. 1  and Jennifer M. Gómez, Ph.D. 1, 2   1 Wayne State University 2 Center for Institutional Courage   16 June 2021   “We must prioritize human life over institutional reputations.” — Tayler Mathews   With Title IX rules and regulations  under review by the Biden Administration , now is the perfect time to change how universities respond to survivors of campus sexual violence.   Blanket mandated reporting in which most university employees—faculty, staff, and students—are required to report sexual violence to Title IX Coordinators does not show survivors that the university believes them. Nor does it succeed in  mandating trust  in violently oppressive universities.    Why?    Because such universal mandated reporting further oppresses us by framing, defining, and creating polic