Colleges should be completely transparent when it comes to policies on such sensitive subjects.

Greg Piper of the College Fix reports.

Regents grow a pair and demand review of UMinn’s new ‘affirmative consent’ standard for sex

We noted earlier this week that the University of Minnesota’s new regents were making trouble for the administration by demanding more transparency on school spending.

They’re doing it again now in the context of the school’s new “affirmative consent” policy for sex between students, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

President Eric Kaler has delayed implementation of the “well thought through” policy, which presumes the guilt of students who are accused of sexual assault, because the public is freaking out about it:

On Wednesday, Regent Michael Hsu raised concerns about the legal implications of the proposal, which was poised to take effect at the end of a 30-day comment period next week. Hsu said he’d received numerous e-mails and phone calls in the wake of recent news stories about the policy, which critics say would stack the deck against the accused in any disciplinary proceeding.

“I think we need to make sure everyone knows what we’re doing,” Hsu said.