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The New Title IX Regs: Do I Still Need to Train My Student Conduct Investigators/Decision Makers?

July 7, 2020

Title IX professionals are feverishly working towards an overhaul of their sexual misconduct policies and procedures to meet the August 14th deadline set out by the Department of Education.  Part of this analysis includes identifying the Title IX team (Investigators, Decision Makers, Informal Resolution Facilitators), who institutions are mandated to train under

Sexual Assault and the NCAA

May 26, 2020

On April 29, seven women who were victims of sexual assault by college athletes filed suit against the NCAA, criticizing the NCAA that they “routinely issue harsh

ACLU’s Challenge to the New Title IX Rule

On May 14, 2020, the ACLU filed suit on behalf of four organizations, challenging the new Title IX Rule issued by the Department of Education on May 6. The lawsuit takes issue with the new Rule’s disparity between its treatment of sex discrimination on the one hand, and race, national origin, and disability discrimination

First Thoughts on the New Title IX Regulations

May 7, 2020

Yesterday, the Department of Education released their finalized version of the new Title IX Regulations. Some current thoughts:

This is not a sprint. This is an ultramarathon.

We have seen this phenomenon in the Title IX world previously.

Notes on OCR’s Annual Report

April 20, 2020

In March of 2020, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights issued the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Annual Report to the Secretary, the President and the Congress. This report summarizes OCR actions for the Fiscal Years 2017-2018 and the numerous