Baylor University, Sexual Assault, & Title IX Vulnerabilities: Part I

By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Professor, Drexel University   On August 21, 2015, a jury in McClennan County, Texas found former Baylor University defensive end Sam Ukwuachu (a player on scholarship who never saw a down there) guilty of second degree sexual assault of a female student who had been at one time on an athletic scholarship at the same university. Ukwuachu received a sentence of 180 days in jail, 10 years of probation, and 400 hours of community service for his crimes.[1]