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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report also highlighted new additions to the top risks list, including public safety (9th place) and a three-way tie for 10th place between general premises safety, Title IX compliance, and political and societal pressures.

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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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Federal Judge Vacates Biden Title IX Overhaul

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Federal Judge Vacates Biden Title IX Overhaul Katherine Knott Thu, 01/09/2025 - 01:24 PM Republican state officials are celebrating the order as a massive win, saying it blocks the rule nationwide. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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New Book Highlights Systemic Problems in the Title IX Office

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Nicole Bedera discusses her research, which draws on dozens of interviews at one anonymous institution to understand how the Title IX process fails victims.

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House Republicans Vote to Overturn Biden Title IX Rule

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly advanced a measure to block the Biden administration’s new regulations overhauling Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which in part provide greater protections for LGBTQ+ students.

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Colleges Must Accommodate Pregnant Students Under New Title IX

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Pregnancy was always implicitly protected by Title IX. But Biden’s new rules formalize the rights of pregnant and parenting students, making higher ed more accessible. Lacy Guzman decided to go back to college when she was pregnant with her first child.

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