Opinion ID: 4544849
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Heading: Dr. Raimondo’s statements

Text: As to Dr. Raimondo, the majority selectively quotes a statement that she made during a panel discussion in 2015 to the effect that she was “‘uncomfortable’ with the term ‘grey areas[,]’ because ‘I think it’s used too often to discredit particularly women’s experiences of violence.’” No. 19-3342 Doe v. Oberlin College Page 18 Maj. Op. at 4. The majority leaves out, however, the full panel discussion, during which Dr. Raimondo made the following additional remarks: What are the spaces, for example, for men to come forward and report genderbased harms? . . . When our procedures assume that women are the only people who report, we shut that space down even further. American Constitution Society, Sex, Lies and Justice: A Discussion of Campus Sexual Assault, Title IX Compliance, and Due Process, YouTube (June 23, 2015), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbmfXvd_6gw (33:38–50) (last visited June 15, 2020) (emphasis added). She further stated: All students are our students, regardless of what role they may play in this, and for me the question and the goal of these processes has to start with this: for a student who comes forward to make a report, a safe, supportive space for someone to ask, what are the harms that you experienced and how can we address them so you can continue your education. And for the student who is accused, the question is also important and needs to be met I think equally with respect and dignity, but my question for that student is: What, if anything, in your conduct are you willing to be accountable for and how can you be responsible for the harm you’ve done to others, if in fact that was the result of your conduct? Hearings are a tool or a technique for answering those big questions. Id. (29:33–30:23) (emphases added). I fail to see how these comments as a whole could support an inference of gender bias against men. If anything, they demonstrate a balanced and thoughtful approach that treats men and women equally.