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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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OCR: Hinds Community College Failed to Support Pregnant Student, Violated Title IX

Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCR: Hinds Community College Failed to Support Pregnant Student, Violated Title IX Katherine Knott Fri, 04/12/2024 - 03:00 AM Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Do ‘Women in STEM’ Programs Violate Title IX?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Do ‘Women in STEM’ Programs Violate Title IX? Liam Knox Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:00 AM Civil rights complaints against initiatives for women in male-dominated STEM fields are piling up. But it’s not clear that such programs are actually illegal. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Reproof and Redemption in a Title IX Review

Confessions of a Community College Dean

After a string of scandals over California State University leaders’ handling of sexual misconduct allegations, an external review found the system’s Title IX procedures to be “insufficient” and “unreliable.” When California State University chancellor Joseph I.

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Biden Administration Hears From 132,000 and Counting on Title IX Rule

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Biden Administration Hears From 132,000 and Counting on Title IX Rule Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-1251251954.jpg jpg Katherine Knott Mon, 05/15/2023 - 03:00 AM

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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,