catherine lhamon, assistant secretary of civil rights at the u.s.artment of education, and journalist and author ronald brownstein is editorial director for media and columnist for national journal. welcome to you. i read the words of chief justice earl warren in the browne browne decision brown v board of education "it is doubtful any child could be expected to succeed in life if denied an education. such an opportunity where the state is undertake ton provide it is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms. catherine lhamon, 60 years later, the majority of all large school districts in america are majority non-white. have we fulfilled that promise? >> we've come far but not far enough. that's the depressing reality that has to light a fire under all of us and certainly under me and the work that i do and we need to be working to deliver on that promise. but there are so many things that are different that are better in the 60 years since brown was decided. my mother was 10 when brown vs. board of education decided. he attended rac

catherine lhamon is from the department of education. >> the president and vice president both strongly called for greater transparency and a movement across the country for us to change campus cultures so that we are making sure that all of our students are safe. >> reporter: the 55 schools publicly named span from coast to coast and include renowned institutions such as princeton, u.c. berkeley, vanderbilt, and harvard. all 55 are under investigation for violating title ix. that's the federal law requiring schools to advise victims of their rights, conduct investigations, and ensure victim safety. harvard has had 100 cases of sexual assault reported over the last three years. just last month, an assault victim there wrote an open letter in the college newspaper saying, "our policy is so outdated and narrow in scope that it discourages survivors from entering an investigative process." sarah tedesco was part of a title ix complaint against emerson college in boston. >> we should be equipping those students with what they need to know if it does happen. it's an epidemic. there are stude