The Title IX and Civil Rights Podcast

Alyssa-Rae McGinn, Dan Schorr, and Jenna Farrell discuss how to evaluate the necessity of an emergency removal and best practices for implementing a removal, consistent with federal regulations and campus policies.

This episode originally aired October 23, 2025.

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Alyssa-Rae McGinn is joined by Dr. Zakiya Brown of Pivotal Growth Consulting to discuss the importance of psychologically safe workplaces and how to foster psychological safety for teams that have experienced workplace trauma.

This episode originally aired February 6, 2025.

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Dr. Zakiya Brown: https://www.pivotalgrowthconsulting.com/

Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/

Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/

Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/

Dan Schorr and Jenna Farrell are joined by Jackie Wernz of ECR Solutions to discuss the Cornell University sexual assault allegations, campus Title IX processes, law enforcement sex crimes prosecutions, understanding the differences between incapacitation and intoxication, best practices for campus trainings and process reviews, and the need for sensitivity and due process for all involved (Episode 179)

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Jackie Wernz: https://educationcivilrights.com

Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/

Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/

Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/

Dan Schorr, Alyssa-Rae McGinn, and Jenna Farrell discuss situations in which individuals seek to express non-consent to sexual activity through indirect and/or potentially unclear words or actions.

This episode originally aired July 31, 2025.

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Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/

Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/

Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss advice and best practices for managing investigations into complicated matters without becoming overwhelmed.

This episode originally aired September 5, 2025.

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Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/

Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/

Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/

Dan Schorr and Alyssa-Rae McGinn discuss best practices for permitting, questioning, and paying for expert witnesses during Title IX hearings and investigations.

This episode originally aired June 6, 2025.

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Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/

Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/

Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell are joined by former Equal Opportunity and Title IX Coordinator Christine Taylor of Taylor Law Group to discuss online harassment, assessing whether such behavior falls under your institution's policies, and supporting involved students (Episode 178)

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Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/

Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/

Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss Revised Notices of Investigation and Allegations, including when to revise the original notice, what to include in the amended version, and how to best communicate with the parties about the updated notice.

This episode originally aired July 7, 2023.

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Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/

Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/

Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/

Alyssa-Rae McGinn and Jenna Farrell discuss considerations and challenges when investigating delayed Title IX allegations and supporting both Complainants and Respondents throughout the process.

This episode originally aired November 14, 2024.

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Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/

Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/

Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/

Dan Schorr is joined by attorney and author Andrea Leeb to discuss her compelling book Such a Pretty Picture: A Memoir, which "explores the long shadow cast by childhood abuse and the courage it takes to step into the light" (Episode 177)

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Andrea Leeb: https://www.andrealeebauthor.com

Such a Pretty Picture (Bookshop): https://bookshop.org/p/books/such-a-pretty-picture-a-memoir-andrea-leeb/c9bf3fd4b6badc04

Such a Pretty Picture (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Such-Pretty-Picture-Andrea-Leeb/dp/1647429943/

Dan Schorr, LLC: https://danschorrllc.com/

Dan's fiction reading and writing Substack: https://danschorr.substack.com/

Dan Schorr Books: https://danschorrbooks.com/