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2023 Women's College Basketball Another Mile-Marker in Title IX

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amy Wilson, the NCAA’s managing director of inclusion, said that as the NCAA began laying out its Title IX celebrations, there was no doubt that this should be the culmination. It’s a celebration of all the opportunities that Title IX has provided in education and athletics,” Wilson points out.

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Do ‘Women in STEM’ Programs Violate Title IX?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Do ‘Women in STEM’ Programs Violate Title IX? Liam Knox Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:00 AM Civil rights complaints against initiatives for women in male-dominated STEM fields are piling up. But it’s not clear that such programs are actually illegal. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Biden Administration Hears From 132,000 and Counting on Title IX Rule

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Biden Administration Hears From 132,000 and Counting on Title IX Rule Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1251251954.jpg jpg Katherine Knott Mon, 05/15/2023 - 03:00 AM

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Combating Gender-Based Violence on College Campuses Must Start at the Top

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

All too often, instead of taking proactive internal approaches to prevention, schools often spring to action reactively in the face of high-profile Title IX investigations, or legal threats. Indeed, an October 2023 report from the U.S. Dr. Monica J.

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Defamation Ruling Could Influence Title IX Cases, Policy

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Defamation Ruling Could Influence Title IX Cases, Policy Featured Image at Top of Article Connecticut_State_Library_&_Supreme_Court_Building.jpeg Johanna Alonso Fri, 07/14/2023 - 03:00 AM

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CSU Awards $4.6 Million to Advance Black Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It will help fund programs and projects that meet recommendations outlined in the Black Student Success report released in June 2023. Dilcie Perez The California State University (CSU) recently announced the one-time allocation ($4,630,846) as part of the university system’s $10 million, three-year Black Student Success funding commitment.

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ED Office for Civil Rights Reaches Agreement Regarding Title VI Complaints

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCR stated that it found no evidence that the university complied with its Title VI requirements to assess whether incidents individually or cumulatively created a hostile environment for students, faculty, or staff, and if so, to take steps reasonably calculated to end the hostile environment, remedy its effects, and prevent its recurrence.

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