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BREAKING: UNC-Chapel Hill releases sexual assault records of students found responsible for sexual misconduct following a four-year long legal battle. dailytarheel.com/article/2020/0…

In 2013: Former Assistant Dean of Students Melinda Manning filed a federal complaint with four other UNC students against the University's handling of sexual assault claims.
dailytarheel.com/article/2012/1…

In 2014: UNC was one of 86 universities under investigation for sexual violence.
dailytarheel.com/article/2014/1…

In 2016: The Daily Tar Heel filed a lawsuit against UNC for access to public records regarding sexual assault cases on campus. The DTH requested the records on Sept. 30 and set a deadline of Oct. 28 which the University did not meet.
dailytarheel.com/article/2016/1…

In 2018: After a five-year federal investigation into UNC’s policies and practices dealing with sexual assault and sexual harassment cases, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights found the University in violation of Title IX.
dailytarheel.com/article/2018/0…

In 2019, UNC faced fines after the U.S. Department of Education concluded that UNC violated campus safety laws for years to an extent that can’t be fully measured.
dailytarheel.com/article/2019/1…

In May 2020: The N.C. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the DTH Media Corporation and three other N.C. media organizations, requiring UNC to release the records of sexual assault perpetrators.
dailytarheel.com/article/2020/0…