Title IX: What Faculty Should Know

New regulations to Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in education, had an effective date of August 1 but have been enjoined in many states. The new regulations include many changes from the earlier DeVos regulations, including the clarification that sex discrimination under Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and a broadened definition of hostile environment harassment under Title IX. The regulations also reduce the minimum level of due process requirements, and expand definitions of “mandatory reporters.” It is important for all faculty to note that the final regulations do not include explicit references to academic freedom. This session will focus on what faculty and staff can do, through shared governance and collective bargaining, to develop and implement Title IX policies that build on the baseline provided by the new regulations to prohibit sexual harassment while also protecting academic freedom and due process for all workers.

Presenters:

• Risa Lieberwitz (Professor of Labor and Employment Law in the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University AAUP chapter president, and member of AAUP’s Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure)
• Channing Cooper (Deputy Director, AFT Legal)

Register here.