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Round-up: Education Department Issues Final Title IX Rules
May 07, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos claims to have strengthened protections for survivors of sexual misconduct and restored due process in campus proceedings in a 2,033 page rewrite of the Title IX regulations issued May 6. The Department's final Title IX regulations redefine sexual harassment, including sexual assault, as unlawful sex discrimination. The Education Department expects the new Title IX regulations to hold schools accountable for failure to respond equitably and promptly to sexual misconduct incidents and ensures a more reliable adjudication process that is fair to all students. The new regulation comes after three years of study, more than 124,000 public comments. Colleges and university have until August 14, 2020 to begin implementing the new rules.
In a
statement issued to the media, NAICU President Barbara K. Mistick, D.M., said: “College and university leaders are committed to providing a safe environment and fairness to all students. However, in the best of times, it would be extremely difficult for colleges and universities to implement this wholesale change in rules and procedures in less than three months. In the middle of a global pandemic and national economic collapse, when higher education leaders must be singularly focused on the health and safety of their students and campus communities and the survival of their institutions, this wholesale change is unconscionable.”
Resources published by the Education Department:
Secretary DeVos Takes Historic Action to Strengthen Title IX Protections for All Students
Ed.gov (May 6, 2020)
Below is a sampling of the how the media covered the announcement:
DeVos’s Rules Bolster Rights of Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct
The New York Times (May 6, 2020)
New Campus Sexual-Harassment Rule Aims to Boost Rights for Accused
The Wall Street Journal (May 6, 2020)
Betsy DeVos Announces New Rules on Campus Sexual Assault, Offering More Rights to the Accused
The Washington Post (May 6, 2020)
U.S. Publishes New Regulations on Campus Sexual Assault
Inside Higher Ed (May 6, 2020)
What Colleges Need to Know About the New Title IX Rules
The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 6, 2020)
6 Questions Colleges Are Asking About the New Title IX Regulations
The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 7, 2020)
Colleges Must Hold Cross-Examinations in Sexual Assault Cases, Betsy Devos' New Rules Say
USA Today (May 6, 2020)
DeVos Finalizes Title IX Sexual Misconduct Rules
Politico (May 7, 2020)
Feds Unveil New Sexual Misconduct Investigative Rules for U.S. Schools
Atlanta Journal Constitution (May 7, 2020)
Ed Dept's Final Rules on Campus Sexual Assault Meet Opposition
EducationDive (May 7, 2020)
A Better Approach to Addressing Campus Sexual Violence – Opinion
Inside Higher Ed (May 7, 2020)