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Author: Mikayla Hamilton

Potential Changes to Title IX Under the New Administration: Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation. The Executive Order suggests that there will be a reversal of many of the Trump Administration’s approaches to LGBTQ equality that will broaden the protections of […]

  Feb 4, 2021  |  By    |   On Compliance - Title IX

The U.S. Department of Education Issues Final Rule on Religious Liberty and Free Inquiry

On September 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) issued the Final Rule on Religious Liberty and Free Inquiry (“Final Rule”). The Final Rule implements new requirements on public and private institutions of higher education as material conditions of receiving certain federal grants. These material conditions relate to free […]

  Sep 24, 2020  |  By    |   On Education

Tips for Conducting Remote Title IX Investigations during Covid-19

With the increase and extension of stay-at-home orders across the nation, higher education institutions in the midst of transitioning their classes online are now also tasked with transitioning current, pending, and new Title IX investigations to virtual platforms. To help institutions conducting remote Title IX investigations due to COVID-19, we’ve […]

  Apr 14, 2020  |  By    |   On Compliance - Title IX