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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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U.S. Department of Education reaffirms Baylor’s religious exemption in response to sexual harassment complaints

University Business

She said she received similar comments from peers on social media. While she was a student at Baylor, Veronica Bonifacio Penales found sticky notes with homophobic slurs on her dorm room door. Read more from The Texas Tribune. The post U.S.

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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.

Higher education has not been immune as charges against faculty, staff, and athletes are trumpeted on newspaper headlines and social media posts. 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.

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The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 4: Student Issues

The Change Leader, Inc.

This tool is revolutionary because the federal government has banned collecting and reporting student-level information because of privacy concerns since 2008. The department also previously updated its list of investigations weekly and provided the list to the news media on request.

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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.

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DEI remains a big target as Trump makes more cuts

University Business

10, the Department of Government Efficiency, a federal agency run by billionaire Elon Musk to shrink the federal government, canceled 89 contracts with the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) worth up to $881 million. Title IX reverts to 2020 regulations The U.S. ” Read more.

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