Title IX Literature and Information

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Title IX Resources

• U.S. Department of Education Clery Handbook
• WKU Resources
• WKU Pregnant and Parenting Resources
• Title IX for Registered Student Organization Advisors
• NAMI WKU Support Recovery Group
• Update on Court Ruling about the Department of Education’s Title IX Regulations

• Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free From Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity

Title IX Legal Updates

Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) & OCR Guidance

• First Amendment (July 2003, Office for Civil Rights)
• Letter on Transgender Students. Notice on Language Assistance (May 13, 2016, Office for Civil Rights).
• Providing Equal Access in Athletics to Students with Disabilities (January 25, 2013, Office for Civil Rights)
• Supporting the Academic Success of Pregnant and Parenting Students (June 23, 2013, Office for Civil Rights)

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
• 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 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
• Draft Regulations for Discussion at Negotiated Rulemaking Session on Changes to the Clery Act by VAWA
• 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 sues Columbia alleging discrimination, unfair treatment
• Title IX Lawsuit Against Harvard Will Move Forward
• Transgender Bathroom Access Best Practices

• Transgender Students: Evaluating Your College's 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.