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Publication Date: 2020-Jul-20
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Colleges as Courtrooms? How Administrators Can Adjust to New Title IX Regs
Orleans, Jonathan B.; Allen, Michael Thad
New England Journal of Higher Education, Jul 2020
Title IX, a federal statute which prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal financial assistance, had its earliest impacts on intercollegiate athletics. But since the late 1990s, it has also been interpreted to prohibit sexual harassment in education. It is this aspect of the Title IX regulations that has received an overhaul. New regulations have been proposed by the Trump administration. One of the most noteworthy aspects of the new regulations is the requirement, in cases of alleged sexual misconduct, that there be a live, trial-like hearing in which parties have the right to cross-examine witnesses. Currently, some institutions hold live hearings but many do not; some permit cross-examination and others do not; and few automatically bar consideration of statements by witnesses who refuse cross examination, as the new rules also require. This article discusses the new regulations and how institutions feel about them.
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Gender Discrimination, Sex Fairness, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Sexual Harassment, Hearings, College Administration, Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Title IX Education Amendments 1972
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