The Uncomfortable Truth: A Title IX Advisor's Dilemma

The Uncomfortable Truth: A Title IX Advisor's Dilemma

When professional duty clashes with personal conviction in the world of campus sexual misconduct cases

She's lying. I know she's lying, but I can't quite put my finger on why she would tell such an elaborate lie.

Uncovering her untruths is not my role here. As her Title IX advisor, my role is to support her. I am a supportive measure serving her through the University—a trained professional brought in to ensure she has someone by her side through the investigative process and through the hearing. The university contracts me from time to time to execute this role, and I've been trained not only through the University's mandatory trainings for contractors but also through many years of experience serving as an advocate.

So, although it's pretty clear to me that she's lying, it's not my role to point this out to her.

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Tracy Vroom