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ED Office for Civil Rights Reaches Agreement Regarding Title VI Complaints

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCR reviewed documentation of 75 similar reports from the 2022-23 school year through February 2024. Lhamon Complaints arose about the university’s responses to allegations of discrimination or harassment, including based on shared Jewish ancestry and shared Palestinian or Muslim ancestry.

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Report Tracks the NCAA’s Progress Toward Gender Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From March 21, 2023, to July 31, the Lewis Rice attorneys reviewed documents and conducted interviews with 41 NCAA staff members and 29 NCAA committee members. Mullen selected attorneys who had Title IX experience and/or external investigation experience. Lewis Rice works with Division III institutions on Title IX reviews. “It

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1100 Colleges and the Republic’s March to Madness

Higher Ed Connects: News

If Title IX issues require that the universities transfer ownership of the basketball and football teams to the NBA and the NFL, or to other entities, so be it. The only reason it’s not illegal is that it’s “preserving consumer demand” for sports, which is not part of any trustee’s mandate. If no one ever again makes $7.9

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Professor Sues Hamilton College for Racial Discrimination

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The subject of Mwantuali's complaint was given documents that allowed her to prepare, sufficient time to answer investigative questions, and an extension. Hamilton College investigated Professor Mwantuali’s complaint fully and fairly in accordance with its Title IX policy,” the school said.

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Welcome to the 2025 Spring Semester from the Division of Student Affairs

The Student Affairs Blog

Once you open a policy, a link will be included in the policy document which will take you to the comment form. VCU is committed to providing an environment free from sexual misconduct, assault, harassment or any sex/gender discrimination that may violate Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and other state and federal laws.

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Lawsuit alleges Title IX complaint drove cadet to suicide

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The lawsuit alleges “anti-male bias” and an “unfair and unjust” process under Title IX, the law prohibiting sex-based discrimination at educational institutions that receive federal funding. The institution’s Title IX director at the time, Vineeta Dhillon, is also a named defendant.

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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). A lot of news has been out there with respect to Title IX and 1st.