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Ethics and Title IX

Higher Ed Connects: Ethics

The Department of Education recently handed down a $4.5 million fine , the largest-ever of its kind, to Michigan State for “its systemic failure to protect students from sexual abuse” and requires the school “to make major changes to its Title IX procedures.” This article will cover: Title IX and Compliance.

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Title IX coordinator: More than just a mandatory role

University Business

One of the most important administration positions at colleges and universities right now is the Title IX coordinator. In light of the new Title IX regulations that schools must implement by August 1, the role is of even greater importance.

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The Role of Title IX in Preventing Sexual Violence

College for Creative Study

Written by Jess Ettell Irvine, Title IX Coordinator April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and it is a time to educate about the prevalence of sexual violence that occurs approximately every 68 seconds in the United States and bring attention to preventing future violence. These are assumptions we need to change.

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These 3 religious colleges draw the ire of an LGBTQ+ watchdog

University Business

Under Title IX, institutions are prohibited from discriminating based on sex in any education program or activity operated by a recipient of federal financial assistance. Enter Faulkner University, Oak Valley College and Baylor University, institutions which have all successfully filed for a Title IX religious exemption.

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Education Department outlines 'ambitious' regulatory agenda

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“This is especially ambitious in light of everything that the department’s already done and everything that they still need to finish,” said Clare McCann, a higher education fellow at Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy, who previously worked in the Education Department during the current administration.

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2022: Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Biden Administration U.S. President Joe Biden, left, is flanked by Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. The Biden-Harris administration anticipated that the debt forgiveness would impact 95% of student loan borrowers, or about 43 million people. Some good news came in late summer as U.S. She retired from ETS in February 2022.

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Is Biden’s Title IX rule built to last? This expert is unsure

University Business

President Joe Biden’s long-delayed Title IX rule was finally released last week, broadening protections for pregnant students and employees and for those who identify as LGBTQIA+. Title IX is, a higher ed leaders know, the U.S. The Trump administration soon overturned many of those measures in 2020.