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Federal Judge Vacates Biden Title IX Overhaul

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Federal Judge Vacates Biden Title IX Overhaul Katherine Knott Thu, 01/09/2025 - 01:24 PM Republican state officials are celebrating the order as a massive win, saying it blocks the rule nationwide. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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OCR: Hinds Community College Failed to Support Pregnant Student, Violated Title IX

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OCR: Hinds Community College Failed to Support Pregnant Student, Violated Title IX Katherine Knott Fri, 04/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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New Book Highlights Systemic Problems in the Title IX Office

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Nicole Bedera discusses her research, which draws on dozens of interviews at one anonymous institution to understand how the Title IX process fails victims.

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House Republicans Vote to Overturn Biden Title IX Rule

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The House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly advanced a measure to block the Biden administration’s new regulations overhauling Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which in part provide greater protections for LGBTQ+ students.

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Colleges Must Accommodate Pregnant Students Under New Title IX

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Pregnancy was always implicitly protected by Title IX. Lacy Guzman decided to go back to college when she was pregnant with her first child. But Biden’s new rules formalize the rights of pregnant and parenting students, making higher ed more accessible.

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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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New Title IX Rule Now Blocked in 21 States

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The Education Department won’t be able to enforce its new Title IX regulations, set to take effect nationwide Aug. 1, in Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska or South Dakota, a federal judge ruled Wednesday evening.

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