Jake New has the InsideHigherEd story here:
Last month, New York became the second state to require colleges to note on a transcript if a student was suspended or dismissed for sexual assault.
Though the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is sometimes erroneously cited by colleges as preventing them from sharing such details on a college transcript, no laws prevent colleges from doing so. Few colleges are required to, however. …
Earlier this year, a female University of Oregon student sued the university, alleging that it recruited the basketball player accused of assaulting her, even though it knew he had previously been accused of a separate sexual assault at Providence College. Oregon suspended the player, as well as two others involved in the assault, but the suit also states that the university scrubbed the players’ transcripts of any references to sexual misconduct, making it easier for them to transfer to play elsewhere.
The university maintains it was not aware that the player had faced sexual assault allegations at Providence, and the state of Oregon does not require colleges to note such offenses on transcripts.
All three Oregon players have since transferred to play basketball at other colleges, despite the widespread media coverage of their suspension.
Here’s Altman trying to rationalize his actions. His jury trial starts May 16. From what I can tell UO’s academic side is paying all his legal bills.
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