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After LGBTQ+ students filed several TitleIX discrimination complaints against the Waco-based university — in one case for failing to address homophobic harassment by a former student’s peers — Baylor wrote to the agency’s Office for Civil Rights, arguing that the federalgovernment previously recognized that the university is exempt from certain aspects (..)
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We also expect new TitleIX 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 TitleIX enforcement and implementation. What are some of the key takeaways for leaders in higher ed?
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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 TitleIX (campus security). TitleIX, by its very statement, TitleIX is not Title IV.
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 federalgovernment. Those who violate the statutes run the risk of losing out on taxpayer funding.
Department of Education released proposed revisions to TitleIX 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.
” The federalgovernment has already reversed course on several of its actions following scrutiny from elected officials. We’re hearing from members of Congress and their staff that [constituents are saying] this is having an impact on their communities.”
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.” Government agencies have punished institutions that the Trump administration believes have permitted antisemitism on campus, canceling billions of dollars in funding across Harvard, Columbia, Cornell and Northwestern universities. “What they don’t want to do is solve any problems. .”
Two important developments targeting the Department of Education have the potential to significantly weaken the federalgovernment’s sway over public education. One has already been set into motion following the U.S. Raimondo, reinstating the judicial branch’s power. Will Project 2025 come into play?
In 2019, he signed an executive order that threatened to withhold federal funding from universities that did not protect free speech, a move that critics viewed as a political stunt to rally his base. In 2025, following his return to office, Trump signed an executive order that effectively began the process of dismantling the U.S.
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Find out how federal changes to TitleIX, student loans, and oversight may impact your institution. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) The Office for Civil Rights, a primary enforcement body for TitleIX and DEI-related policies, experienced extensive layoffs. The Department of Education is being dismantled.
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