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Enact the Cassidy-Fetterman Protecting Students on Campus Act or similar legislative measures that mandate transparency and regular oversight.
Move a federal transparency mandate that makes discrimination complaint data and outcomes visible across colleges that receive federal funds. Use the Cassidy–Fetterman concept to require annual reporting and clear homepage links to OCR complaint information, paired with regular oversight like OCR briefings and targeted audits. Keep scope focused on reporting and process—not policing speech—to reduce backlash.
Why this works
- It creates a uniform national requirement, ensuring every college must step up.
- Monthly OCR briefings keep the issue on policymakers’ radar.
- It also pairs transparency with accountability (Inspector General audits for schools with unusually many complaints).
Public Citizen is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 by Ralph Nader. It works to ensure that all citizens are represented in the halls of power by promoting public health and safety, government transparency, and corporate accountability. Public Citizen fights for campaign finance reform and ethics (it helped create the Office of Congressional Ethics:), advocates for safe pharmaceuticals and medical devices, pushes for strong consumer protections in trade deals, and litigates to enforce health, safety, and environmental laws.
Mechanism
How Public Citizen uses funding
- Draft and promote legislation that requires annual publication of discrimination complaint data and resolutions.
- Standardize baseline reporting categories so data can be compared across schools.
- Require campus homepages to link clearly to OCR complaint information.
- Build an oversight loop through regular OCR briefings and audit triggers for outlier complaint volumes.
- Identify viable legislative vehicles, including Higher Ed Act pathways referenced in the cause materials.
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