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Biden Announces Change in Title IX Women’s Sports Policy

CNN’s Jill Doughtery reports on why the White House is revising Title IX women’s sports policy: “Vice President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the Obama administration is changing the policy that governs gender equality in sports by eliminating what s…

Celebrating Title IX at 35, Enhancing Enforcement In a New Administration

Since its passage on June 23, 1972, there have been repeated attacks on Title IX, the civil rights law that guarantees equal educational opportunities to women and girls. After eight years of Bush administration regulations limiting the impact and effectiveness of Title IX, there is now an opportunity to reinvigorate the law and once again prohibit sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funds.

Dear Colleague Letter: Harassment and Bullying

The Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education discusses student-on-student sexual violence, explaining a school’s responsibility to respond promptly and effectively to sexual violence against students in accordance with the requirements of Title IX. This resource provides guidance on the unique concerns that arise in sexual violence cases, examples about key Title IX requirements and how they relate to sexual violence, and discusses proactive efforts schools can take to prevent sexual violence.

Colleges Spending Millions to Deal With Sexual Misconduct Complaints

Ms. Karvonides is Harvard’s first Title IX officer, leading a new bureaucracy that oversees how the institution responds to complaints of sexual violence under Title IX, the federal law that governs gender equity in education. She is one of a rapidly growing number of Title IX employees on campuses nationwide, as colleges spend millions to hire lawyers, investigators, case workers, survivor advocates, peer counselors, workshop leaders and other officials to deal with increasing numbers of these complaints.