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UT Austin President has unusual power to adjudicate sexual misconduct cases

On the issue of student sexual misconduct, University of Texas policies stray from the norm.

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Greg Fenves of UT-Austin discusses the first three months of his tenure as the university's president during a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 21, 2015.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

The president of the University of Texas has an unusual amount of power in adjudicating sexual misconduct cases, according to an investigation by the Daily Texan. (The Daily Texan)

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