On the morning of August 1, 2024, Title IX experts from TNG Consulting and ATIXA participated in a webinar hosted by the Department of Education (ED) regarding the 2024 Title IX Rule. During the session, U.S. Secretary of...more
8/2/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
LGBTQ ,
New Regulations ,
OCR ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Universities
NABITA membership has more than doubled over the past couple of years. To orient new members seeking to implement the NABITA Case Management Standards and Best Practices, and to provide long-standing members an opportunity to...more
Doe v. Rice University, No. 21-20555, 2023 WL 3373316 (5th Cir. 2023) -
Rice University (“the University”) investigated and suspended Doe, an undergraduate student-athlete, first for failing to disclose his herpes...more
Following significant enrollment declines during the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions are renewing their focus on student retention. One common obstacle stems from students’ lack of awareness of support resources. In the...more
Title IX Coordinators are just like everyone else. They take leaves of absence for health-related reasons or family matters. They may accept a promotion or a new role elsewhere. They get burned out by the work or burned by...more
Federal Court says Title IX Covers Off-Campus Sexual Assault after University System Granted Multiple Transfers for Serial Offender -
Doe v. Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System...more
Throughout the country, students continue to face challenges meeting their basic needs. In response, many institutions have identified existing basic needs resources in the community or, conversely, developed their own...more
Snyder-Hill v. Ohio State University, Nos. 21-3981/3991, (6th Cir., September 14, 2022).
Between 1978 and 1998, an Ohio State University (“the University”) team doctor and faculty member sexually abused student-athletes...more
Vander Pas, a former undergraduate and graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UWW), reported repeated sexual harassment by the husband (“Hill”) of a senior member of the University’s leadership. Vander...more
E.H., a female student at Cuyama Valley High School (“Cuyama”), played on the Cuyama varsity football team. An opponent, Valley Christian Academy (“VCA”), discovered the student’s gender when she removed her helmet at the end...more
Wamer v. University of Toledo, 27 F.4th 461; United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; March 2, 2022
Jaycee Wamer, a University of Toledo (“University”) undergraduate student, reported unwelcomed sexual advances and...more
Jane Doe and Sally Doe, students at separate high schools, each sued the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) for Title IX violations. They alleged that they had each experienced sexual harassment at school, with...more
(2022COA57 – No. 20CA1545) -
A state appeals court ruled that the University of Denver’s Office of Equal Opportunity Procedures were sufficiently certain for courts to enforce them under Colorado contract law. Doe, a...more
John Doe is a student at Texas Christian University (“TCU”). Doe and another TCU student, Jane Roe, dated in high school. At TCU, they maintained a sporadic sexual relationship. After the relationship ended, Roe filed a...more
A student at Ohio University, Plaintiff (Doe) reported that another student (Smith) sexually assaulted her while she was intoxicated and unable to consent. Throughout the investigation process, Plaintiff alleged significant...more