The federal government is proposing big changes to how colleges handle reports of sexual assault. After an extension, Wednesday is the deadline for experts and the public to submit their comments on the draft rules, which they can do here. Betsy DeVos, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, has proposed sweeping changes to school disciplinary proceedings, set out under the federal gender anti-discrimination law Title IX, that would grant more protections to students alleged to have committed misconduct and ease up on oversight of schools. People who work with victims of sexual assault say that the proposal would provide fewer protections for victims and make it less likely they’ll qualify for a Title IX investigation.