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After Withdrawing, Tufts Recommitted to Voluntary Resolution Agreement With OCR
by Title IX Blog
posted May 7, 2014 at 11:08am

Last week we described how Tufts University "withdrew" from a voluntary resolution agreement it had previously signed with the Office for Civil Rights over a disputed finding that Tufts was not in compliance with Title IX in the manner it handled reports ...more

The Irony of Women, Biking and Sexual Harassment
by The Rabbit Hole
posted May 5, 2014 at 9:29pm

Since I created Offside Plays (@offsideplays) as a site to expose the everyday discrimination (e.g. racism, sexism, homophobia etc.) that takes place in sport and exercise nothing has caught my attention more than the harassment that women face while biki...more

Dept of Ed releases list of schools under investigation
by Title IX Blog
posted May 2, 2014 at 9:18pm

As Erin noted in yesterday's post, one goal of the task force was greater transparency at the federal level about investigations and procedures. To that end, a list of schools currently under investigation have been published on the Department of Educatio...more

Task Force Report Promotes Climate Surveys and Sexual Assault Prevention
by Title IX Blog
posted May 2, 2014 at 8:39pm

As we've noted, the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault released a report this week that makes recommendations to universities for assessing and preventing sexual violence.  One of the report’s key recommendations in ...more

White House Task Force Report on Campus Sexual Assault Calls for Improved Institutional Response and Government Enforcement
by Title IX Blog
posted May 1, 2014 at 9:00pm

As Kris mentioned in a recent post, the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault released its first report on Tuesday, announcing recommendations for universities and government agencies on how to challenge the alarming statistic tha...more

55 schools face sexual assault probe
by They're Playing Basketball
posted May 1, 2014 at 8:34pm

Wow:WASHINGTON -- The Education Department on Thursday took the unprecedented step of releasing the names of the 55 colleges and universities currently facing a Title IX investigation over their handling of sexual abuse complaints.The list of schools:Stat...more

OCR to Investigate Harvard's Handling of Sexual Assault
by Title IX Blog
posted May 1, 2014 at 8:25pm

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced this week that it will open an investigation into whether Harvard's response to sexual violence on campus complies with Title IX and other federal law.  The investigation was prompted by...more

Clarification includes protections for transgender students
by Title IX Blog
posted April 30, 2014 at 9:15pm

Lots of news and reports this week out of Washington. Trying to put some weight behind President Obama's January statement of support for victims of campus sexual assault and the White House's commitment to address these issues at the highest level, the O...more

Will states fill in the gaps?
by Title IX Blog
posted April 30, 2014 at 8:51pm

The Connecticut legislature has sent to the desk of Governor Daniel Malloy a bill that implements specific policies for how Connecticut colleges and universities must deal with reports of sexual assault. The law applies to both public and private schools ...more

Complaint to DoJ challenges OCR's handling of athletics complaints
by Title IX Blog
posted April 20, 2014 at 8:44am

The Title IX Blog has received a copy of a complaint filed with the Department of Justice alleging Title IX violations in the athletic programs at ten California colleges and universities. This complaint is interesting to us because in addition to challen...more

Nine Public Universities in Pennsylvania Named in Title IX Complaints
by Title IX Blog
posted April 20, 2014 at 8:41am

The Pennsylvania-based Women's Law Project has filed complaints with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights charging nine of the state's public universities with violating Title IX for offering disproportionately low number of athletic oppo...more

University of Oklahoma Investigates Accusations of Sexual Assault by Football Player
by Title IX Blog
posted April 18, 2014 at 8:49pm

The University of Oklahoma is taking its turn in the Title IX spotlight as news comes to light about a student's allegations that she was sexually assaulted by OU linebacker Frank Shannon in January. The local police had received a report of the alleged a...more

Fixing advantage by fixing bodies?
by After Atalanta
posted April 16, 2014 at 10:07pm

If we thought the international sports community had learned something about gender and sex, biology, identity and athleticism after the debacle caused by the International Association of Athletics Federations in its process of “gender verification...more

Oregon university denying transgender student housing
by Title IX Blog
posted April 5, 2014 at 5:33pm

In a decision that looks like it will not stand based on both state and federal discrimination laws, George Fox University has said it will not provide housing to "Jayce M.", a transgender man who would like to live with his male friends in on-campus in h...more

More exposed in FSU/Jameis Winston case
by Title IX Blog
posted April 5, 2014 at 10:18am

In December, I expressed some curiosity/skepticism about the timing of the results of the police and DA investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston. Though they did come out before the national champi...more

Texas School District Resolves Title IX Complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted April 3, 2014 at 9:10pm

Last spring we blogged about a Title IX complaint filed by a coach against the Longview (Texas) Independent School District, alleging inequitable athletic opportunities for girls at Longview High School. We recently learned that the school district has en...more

More Thoughts on the Title IX Question in Pay-for-Play
by Title IX Blog
posted March 29, 2014 at 10:09am

Yesterday I posted about why Title IX's equal treatment mandate would require schools to provide female athletes with the same benefits they award to male players via collective bargaining.  To make my point, I used the example of extended health ins...more

NYT Editorial Addresses "Pay for Play" and Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted March 24, 2014 at 9:53pm

Over the weekend, the New York Times published an editorial addressing the role of Title IX in the debate about amateurism in college sports.  The editorial board argues that athletic directors exaggerate when they claim that Title IX makes it imposs...more

Buffet’s Billion Dollar Challenge Excludes Women’s Bracket
by Pretty Tough
posted March 19, 2014 at 11:00pm

Over the weekend the NCAA Tournament men’s brackets were finalized, which means the Quicken Loans Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge has opened. Backed by Warren Buffett, the challenge will pay anyone who can pick a perfect bracket a billion dollars.&...more

It IS March Madness: Still a Shadow Championship
by Fair Game News
posted March 19, 2014 at 10:54pm

By Laura Pappano Get ready: For the next few weeks college basketball will be everywhere you turn. Unfortunately, few of the games that will be playing non-stop on screens will feature women’s teams. Yes, women are playing — just not where y...more

Title IX and Female Athletes' Preference for Male Coaches
by Title IX Blog
posted March 13, 2014 at 7:07pm

University of Pittsburgh law professor Deborah Brake recently published a thought-provoking scholarly article (free download) examining the relationship between Title IX and a generalizable preference among female athletes for male coaches, which has been...more

Sexual Assault Problem at Patrick Henry College Is Outside the Scope of Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted March 12, 2014 at 7:03pm

Patrick Henry College, in Purcellville, Virginia, is in some ways no different from the dozens of colleges and universities whose shortcomings in dealing with sexual assault have come to light of late. A recent issue of the New Republic profiled the detai...more

Denison University Faces Investigation of Athletics Inequity
by Title IX Blog
posted March 11, 2014 at 9:30pm

Denison University in Granville, Ohio, is reportedly under investigation by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, which received a complaint alleging that the university inequitably allocates athletic opportunities in violation of Title I...more

High School Coach's Haircut Policy Violates Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted March 8, 2014 at 8:28pm

The Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled that a high school coach's policy of requiring the boys' basketball team to wear very short hair constituted sex discrimination in violation of the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause as well ...more

Sexual Assault Lawsuit Filed Against Boise State
by Title IX Blog
posted March 7, 2014 at 7:52pm

A female student at Boise State University has filed suit in state court, alleging that the university violated Title IX and other Idaho law when her track coach allegedly brushed off her report of having been sexually assaulted by a male teammate.  ...more

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