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Department of Education orders USC to reform Title IX office

This comes in light of USC’s handling of the sexual assault accusations against former campus gynecologist George Tyndall

In this July 1, 2019, file photo, Dr. George Tyndall, 72, listens during his arraignment at Los Angeles Superior court in Los Angeles. The U.S. Department of Education said Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 it found systemic failures in the University of Southern California's handling of allegations of sexual abuse by a longtime campus gynecologist and ordered the school to overhaul its procedures for preventing sex discrimination, conduct a formal review of how employees responded and allow compliance monitoring for three years. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
By Jaewon Jung

The US Department of Education ordered the University of Southern California to make sweeping changes in how it handles cases of sexual assault. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos criticized the university for its handling of sexual assault allegations against former campus gynecologist George Tyndall.

Thousands of former patients are currently involved in a civil case against Tyndall. The university will be monitored for the next three years to ensure they are abiding by government guidelines.

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