FOI #24-516 (10-29-24, 3:23 pm)

Gross Mishandling of Sexual Misconduct Complaints Filed by Danielle Villareal and Grace Chen - Higher Education Amendments of 1998.

Name: Michael Ayele (a.k.a) W

Affiliation: Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W ORCID.: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5780-6457

Location: UConn Storrs

Request Date Start: 12/31/2016

Request Date End: 10/29/2024

Details: What I am requesting for prompt disclosure are records in your possession detailing your discussions about [1] Grace Chen as an undergraduate student of Hillsdale College who (i) was on (or around) November 22nd 2021 raped on the campus of Hillsdale College when she was a freshman; (ii) was retaliated upon following her decision to file a complaint against the sexual abuse she suffered on (or around) November 22nd 2021; (iii) is most likely to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from Hillsdale College sometime in Calendar Year 2025; (iv) is in an “adversarial” relationship with the legal representatives of the college she’s likely to graduate from with a Bachelor’s Degree; (v) will most likely graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree from the college where she was raped; (vi) will have to consider in Calendar Year 2025 whether to accept her Bachelor’s Degree from Hillsdale College during the official graduation ceremony or via postal mail; [2] Danielle Villareal as a former undergraduate student of Hillsdale College who (i) was named on the Dean’s List of Hillsdale College in the first two semesters of her freshman year; (ii) was on (or around) August 29th 2021 raped on campus when she was a full-time sophomore student; (iii) was retaliated upon following her decision to file a complaint against the sexual abuse she suffered on (or around) August 29th 2021; (iv) has made the decision to transfer to Vanderbilt University after Hillsdale College violated the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) by refusing to provide to her “the final results of the disciplinary proceeding” the individual who raped her was held or not held to account for; (v) has begun to experience depression, post-traumatic stress as well as sleep disorders following the sexual assault she was the victim of on (or around) August 29th 2021; (vi) should brace herself for the long-term physical, psychological and emotional effects associated with sexual assault (given the statements made by the National Council on Disability in their January 30th 2018 report); (vii) may never again function at the optimal levels she used to as a direct consequence of the rape she was subjected on (or around) August 29th 2021; [3] the National Council on Disability (NCD) as a federal agency of the United States government, which has on (or around) January 30th 2018 publicly admitted exploring the following question: “Are the policies of colleges compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)?” [4] Michael A. Ayele (a.k.a) W as a Black Bachelor of Arts (B.A) Degree graduate of Westminster College (Fulton, Missouri) who believes that the issue of American colleges and universities compliance with FERPA merits further exploration given (i) Grace Chen April 09th 2022 email to Rebekah Dell wherein she requested a formal “written investigation report” for what she went through on (or around) November 22nd 2021; (ii) Danielle Villareal transfer to Vanderbilt University.

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