The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is reported to have a backlog of more than 300 pending (active) investigations of campus sexual assault and sexual harassment complaints - complaints that were not resolved satisfactorily through institutional mechanisms, or that involve institutional mechanisms.
Just a few months ago (06-16-2016), the Huffington Post reported on the numbers: "There Are Far More Title IX Investigations Of Colleges Than Most People Know - How universities are able to keep these federal probes hidden."
An essential source of information on these probes is the Chronicle of Higher Education's Title IX investigation tracker project (About).
The database currently shows 26 active investigations in California, involving 19 different institutions.
On the list, Stanford stands out with four open cases, each involving multiple investigations. Not to be outdone, the UC system has 9 open cases spread across 5 campuses: Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz.
The California State University is represented on the list by California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and by San Francisco State University ... few details are provided, but look for the "Read more" link.
CSU Chancellor Tim White's office has been busy issuing new executive orders on civil rights issues for the last few years. Given the centralized responsibility, the outcome in SF or SLO could impact all of the CSU campuses.
