Hear Me Out: Campus Assault Hearings Are A Disaster
b'On today\\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out\\u2026 dear colleague.\\xa0\\n\\nThe way universities and colleges handle sexual assault cases has changed a lot in the last 13 years. Part of that is because of the sheer vastness of the higher education system; everyone does everything differently.\\n\\nBut federal guidance has also shifted with each of the last three administrations\\u2026 and our guest today argues that none of those systems have worked. In fact, they\\u2019ve all been unmitigated failures.\\n\\nLara Bazelon of the University of San Francisco joins us to argue that existing systems should be burned down \\u2014 and replaced with restorative justice.\\xa0\\n\\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\\n\\nPodcast production by Maura Currie.\\n\\nYou can skip all the ads in Hear Me Out by joining Slate Plus! Sign up now at slate.com/hearmeoutplus for just $15 a month\\xa0for your first three months.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'