Training a Title IX Team
All K12 and higher education institutions are federally required to identify a Title IX Coordinator, but the person in the position should never act as a team of one. Coordinators,…
Transgender Athletes: What’s Next for Title IX Coordinators
As society shifts to further understand gender identity and inclusivity, transgender participation has become a pressing conversation in K12 and collegiate athletics. Who Title IX should serve, how participation is…
What do New Title IX Regulations Mean for Live Hearings?
Since Trump’s historic Title IX regulations were finalized in 2020, live hearings–specifically cross-examination–persist as a pressing topic across college campuses. Currently required for all Title IX adjudications (permitted but not…
Risks and Rewards of the Single-investigator Model
Since the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter, college and K-12 administrators have grappled with how to process, investigate, and adjudicate Title IX cases in a way that not only complies with…
Three Tips for More Seamless Title IX Investigations
Since the 2011 Dear Colleague letter, Title IX has steadily transformed. While little to no guidance informed investigations at first, they’ve now become a prescriptive and rigorous process. When current…
Rough Sex is on the Rise, but is Consent?
Rough sex is steadily rising among college-aged students, and Title IX professionals are faced with the evidence. In a 2021 study of a large midwestern university, more than 80% of…
The Critical Intake Process: A Survivor’s Perspective
I remember the day I found myself in the University Title IX office in an intake meeting like it was yesterday. When I was emailed in 2018, I was told…
Employee Reporting of Title IX Incidents – A Key Element in Your Prevention Program
The start of the school year brings a critical moment for sexual assault prevention, consent education, and understanding of Title IX reporting. On college campuses, new student orientation to Thanksgiving…
Informal Resolution “Do’s” and “Don’ts”
2020’s Title IX regulations introduced historic changes to the grievance process, many which were highly contested in k12 and higher education. Required live hearings, a narrowed definition of sexual harassment,…
Final Title IX Regulations Delayed: Three Ways to Prepare for October
On Friday, May 26, the Department of Education released a blog post announcing a five-month delay for finalized Title IX regulations, now anticipating an October 2023 release. Reasons for the…