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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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Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Resolution of Pregnancy Discrimination Investigation of Troy University in Alabama

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCR had been investigating Troy regarding whether the school had responded to the student’s requests in a manner that complied with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The student notified Troy of her pregnancy before the start of the fall 2020 semester, the investigation confirmed.

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Combating Gender-Based Violence on College Campuses Must Start at the Top

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

All too often, instead of taking proactive internal approaches to prevention, schools often spring to action reactively in the face of high-profile Title IX investigations, or legal threats. All practices and programs related to prevention must be survivor-informed – including survivors who are students, faculty, and staff.

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Is Title IX really protecting college students from sexual misconduct on campus?

University Business

This summer, the US Department of Education celebrated 50 years of Title IX while proposing new changes to its regulation. Here are the questions they provided officials: From 1/1/2014 through 12/31/2020, how many reports did your institution receive of a student accused of a Title IX offense? A look at the data.

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U of Louisiana System Subpoenas Journalist in Title IX Lawsuit

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An attorney representing the University of Louisiana System has subpoenaed a USA Today reporter to turn over information he gathered for an award-winning series of articles about violations of the federal Title IX law across the university system,

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Report Tracks the NCAA’s Progress Toward Gender Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mullen selected attorneys who had Title IX experience and/or external investigation experience. While all colleges and universities cannot afford a comprehensive effort such as this report, they can engage well informed legal sources to do a gender equity review. Mullen, the lead attorney for this undertaking.

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Ethics and Title IX

Higher Ed Connects: Ethics

million fine , the largest-ever of its kind, to Michigan State for “its systemic failure to protect students from sexual abuse” and requires the school “to make major changes to its Title IX procedures.” This article will cover: Title IX and Compliance. Title IX and Compliance. It is a civil right.