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Baylor Confirms Exemption from Title IX Claims

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Department of Education has confirmed that Baylor University, the Baptist research institution in Waco, Texas, is immune from certain Title IX complaints “to the extent that they are inconsistent with the University’s religious tenets,” wrote Catherine E. The confirmation follows other Title IX trouble for Baylor.

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Politics and Policy Making in the Postsecondary Sector

Confessions of a Community College Dean

We also expect new Title IX regulations to be issued this year, which is another policy change of which college leaders should be mindful, because it may require changes in campus-level policies around Title IX enforcement and implementation. What are some of the key takeaways for leaders in higher ed?

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Washington Update: Higher Ed Policy, Regulations, and Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 182 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Tom Netting

The Change Leader, Inc.

Washington Update Key Discussion Points: Higher Education Act 2019 Changes : Emphasis on the need for a comprehensive review of the act, touching on Title II (teacher education), Title IV (federal student financial aid), and Title IX (campus security). Title IX, by its very statement, Title IX is not Title IV.

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

University Business

The latest list found that colleges and universities in the past year took subtler ways of antagonizing LGBTQ+ students by leveraging their religious affiliation to escape being accused of sexual harassment by the federal government. Those who violate the statutes run the risk of losing out on taxpayer funding.

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Sexual Abuse in Academe & #metoo

The Change Leader, Inc.

Department of Education released proposed revisions to Title IX rules as bad behavior on the part of students, staff, faculty members, and even a chancellors husband continues to emerge. However, with that said, we are concerned that the pendulum appears to be swinging back to the previous status quo as the U.S.

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Washington Update: Dismantling the Department of Education and Redefining Oversight for Higher Ed: Changing Higher Ed podcast 252 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting

The Change Leader, Inc.

Find out how federal changes to Title IX, student loans, and oversight may impact your institution. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) The Office for Civil Rights, a primary enforcement body for Title IX and DEI-related policies, experienced extensive layoffs. The Department of Education is being dismantled.