Cal State lacks resources and staff to handle sexual harassment and discrimination complaints, outside firm reports

The California State University system lacks the resources and staffing to adequately respond to and handle sexual harassment or discrimination complaints from employees and students, according to a long-awaited independent assessment presented Wednesday to the CSU Board of Trustees. The full assessment, conducted by Cozen O’Connor law firm, of Title IX practices within the nation’s largest public university, including recommendations and individual campus assessments of the 23 universities and the chancellor’s office, will be released as a document in June.