Title IX Literature and Information
Title IX Resources
- Database of State Bullying, Harassment and Hazing Statutes – The National Association of State Boards of Education
- OCR 2001 Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance Title IX
- U.S. Department of Education Clery Handbook
- WKU Resources
- WKU Pregnant and Parenting Resources from Stakeholders
- Update on Court Ruling about the Department of Education’s Title IX Regulations
Title IX Legal Updates
Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) & OCR Guidance
- First Amendment (July 2003, Office for Civil Rights)
- Harassment and Bullying (October 2010, Office for Civil Rights)
- Legal Guidelines Regarding the Equal Access Act and the Recognition of Student-Led Non-Curricular Groups (June 2011, U.S. Department of Education)
- Letter on Transgender Students. Notice on Language Assistance (May 13, 2016, Office for Civil Rights).
- Policy Guidance on Retaliation (April 24, 2013, Office for Civil Rights)
- Providing Equal Access in Athletics to Students with Disabilities (January 25, 2013, Office for Civil Rights)
- Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence, Released by the US Department of Education (April 29, 2014, Office for Civil Rights)
- Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance: Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students, or Third Parties (2001, Office for Civil Rights)
- Sexual Violence and Title IX (April 4, 2011, Office for Civil Rights)
- Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Students (June 23, 2013, Office for Civil Rights)
- Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant and Parenting Students (June 23, 2013, Office for Civil Rights)
- Title IX Implementing Regulations (1980, Department of Education)
- Title IX Preponderance Standard Letter (October 2003, Department of Education)
Resolution Letters and Agreements
- Letter to Tufts University, Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
- Tufts University Resolution Agreement, Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
- U.S., SUNY Reach Agreement on Title IX Compliance
- Voluntary Resolution Agreement Among the State University of New York and the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
- Letter to the State University of New York from the the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
- Resolution Agreement Among the University of Montana – Missoula, the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section and the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
- Letter to the University of Montana – Missoula from the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division & the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights
- Letter to the University of Montana – Missoula from the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
- Letter of Investigation to Eastern Michigan University, Office for Civil Rights
- Letter of Investigation to Notre Dame College, Office for Civil Rights
- Letter to Virginia Military Institute, April 2014
- Virginia Military Institute Resolution Agreement, April 2014
Title IX News & Articles
- “Rape and Sexual Assault: A Renewed Call to Action” – A Report Released by the White House Council on Women and Girls
- A Potential Title IX Supreme Court Case?
- April 24, 2013 Dear Colleague Letter: OCR Releases Policy Guidance on Retaliation
- Burhans v Yale Title IX Retaliation Complaint
- Dartmouth Settles Title IX Class Action Case for $14M
- Disability Compliance for Higher Education November 2012
- Disability Compliance for Higher Education October 2012
- Draft Regulations for Discussion at Negotiated Rulemaking Session on Changes to the Clery Act by VAWA
- Employees, Other Students, or Third Parties (2001)
- Helping to Ensure Equal Access To Education, Report to the President and Secretary of Education, OCR Report (2009-2012)
- January 25, 2013 Dear Colleague Letter: OCR Releases New Guidance for Providing Equal Access in Athletics to Students with Disabilities
- Legal Guidelines Regarding the Equal Access Act and the Recognition of Student-Led Non-Curricular Groups (DCL, June 2011, U.S. Department of Education)
- OCR Dear Colleague Letter April 4, 2011
- OCR Dear Colleague Letter July 2003 (First Amendment)
- OCR Dear Colleague Letter October 2010 (bullying)
- OCR Decision Letter re: investigation of Eastern Michigan University
- OCR Decision Letter re: investigation of Notre Dame College
- OCR Title IX Preponderance Standard Letter
- Penn State to Pay Nearly $60 Million to 26 Abuse Victims
- Settlement Ends Ongoing Title IX Litigation Against Quinnipiac
- Student Affairs Today September 2013 cover story highlights “Getting to Know the Campus SaVE Act: A Rapid Response Webinar on the VAWA Reauthorization,” co-sponsored by The NCHERM Group, SCOPE and ATIXA
- Student sues Columbia alleging discrimination, unfair treatment
- Title IX Lawsuit Against Harvard Will Move Forward
- Transcript of Press Conference Call on Office for Civil Rights Guidance on Campus Sexual Violence April 4, 2011
- Transgender Bathroom Access Best Practices
Studies
- American Educational Research Association (2013). Prevention of Bullying in Schools, Colleges & Universities: Research Report & Recommendations.
- Bridging the Higher Education Divide: Strengthening Community Colleges and Restoring the American Dream (2013) The Century Foundation Task Force on Preventing Community Colleges from Becoming Separate and Unequal
- Fisher, Bonnie S., Cullen, Francis T., Turner, Michael G. (2000). The Sexual Victimization of College Women.
- Lisak, David & Miller, Paul. (2002) Repeat Rape and Multiple Offending Among Undetected Rapists. Violence and Victims, Vol. 17, No. 1. 74-83.
- US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice (2005). Sexual Assault on Campus: What Colleges & Universities Are Doing About It.
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