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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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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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Spelman Student Sues Morehouse Over Title IX Complaint

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Spelman College student filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Morehouse College that claims campus officials dismissed her Title IX complaint against a Morehouse student after she reported that he sexually assaulted her.

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‘Compliance U’: Colleges and universities are facing new legal complexities

University Business

As of the date of the event, there were 296 federal laws and regulations colleges and universities were subject to comply with, according to a resource hub created by the National Association of College and University Attorneys. Litigating Title IX is “trench warfare,” said Steven Richard, partner at Nixon Peabody.

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Ex–Business Dean Sues Michigan State Over Ouster

Confessions of a Community College Dean

and five other MSU employees related to his removal over alleged missteps on Title IX. The lawsuit alleges Woodruff defamed and demoted Gupta to thwart his potential bid for the presidency to replace Dr. Stanley, who was forced out over an unrelated Title IX issue , The Detroit News reported. Samuel Stanley Jr.

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Hazing prevention to be reviewed at New Mexico State

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The university in December announced the hiring of a law firm to conduct an external review of the events and the university’s response to the shooting. Three other team members who the university said arrived at the scene after the shooting were suspended for a Dec. A campus police report on the recent hazing incident filed Feb.

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He’s out: MSU President Samuel Stanley to leave post two months early

University Business

“It has been an eventful three years since my arrival. ” In recent months, Stanley and the board of trustees have struggled to come to terms over Title IX compliance-related issues and the resignation of the business school dean. ” Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Teresa K. .