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Due Process at Dartmouth
In an in The Dartmouth student newspaper, Michael Herman, a Dartmouth student, writes to defend changes to Dartmouth College鈥檚 student disciplinary process proposed by a Student Assembly taskforce. In particular, Herman defends the taskforce鈥檚 recommendations that (1) Dartmouth adopt a 鈥渃lear and convincing鈥 evidentiary standard for student discipline, and (2) that Dartmouth allow accused students to directly question their accusers. Both recommendations would provide for more due process than Dartmouth currently grants its students鈥攁nd Dartmouth is hardly alone in having minimal procedural protections. for more.
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