Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A mixed reaction today for new federal rules on how colleges should handle cases of sexual assault and harassment - the Trump administration has announced sweeping changes to Obama-era guidelines that current officials say were unfair to students accused of assault or harassment. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says the changes she's proposing will level the playing field. Critics say the new regulations are unfair to victims. NPR's Tovia Smith reports. TOVIA SMITH, BYLINE: For more than a year, DeVos has been working to fix what she called an unraveling of justice in campus disciplinary proceedings - echoing an idea expressed by President Trump as well. DeVos says every accused student needs to know that guilt is not predetermined. Her new regulations largely beef up legal protections for the accused, which is welcome news to defense attorneys like Justin Dillon. JUSTIN DILLON: What I hope that this will do is restore some
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