Title IX for Employees

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972

The Office of Civil Rights within the United States Department of Education implemented Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 to help colleges and universities address and prevent sex-based discrimination.

Title IX states that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

Mandated 报告ers

The employees required to report any Prohibited Conduct involving students to the Title IX Coordinator that they witness or become aware of are: 1) all supervisory employees and 2) any employee whose position involves regular interactions with students. By way of example only, these student-interacting positions are:

• 学术顾问
• Coaches and other athletic staff who interact directly with students
• Dean of Students and 校园 Life staff
• Graduate research assistants
• Instructional staff (faculty, lecturers, adjuncts, etc.)
• 公共安全
• Residence Life and Student Life staff
• Resident Assistants

Mandated 报告ers can submit a report online 或联络 Title IX Coordinator for reports involving students. 报告s or concerns involving employees should be directed to the Deputy Title IX Coordinator. 

Duties of Mandated 报告ers - Listen. 支持. 报告.

While mandated reporters have the initial obligation to report incidents of sex-based harassment or sex discrimination to the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Coordinator as soon as possible, they should first provide support to the reporting party and ensure they are safe.  

All relevant details about the incident(s) that has been shared with the university employee 必须上报. This includes the names of the alleged respondent, the student (or employee under your supervision) who experienced the alleged misconduct, any others involved in the alleged misconduct, as well as relevant facts, including the date, 时间和地点. 

What must Mandated 报告ers report?

任何观察到的, experienced or known discrimination on the basis of sex including the following forms of sex-based harassment: sexual violence, 约会暴力, 家庭暴力, sexual exploitation, and stalking involving any member of our university community, 必须上报.

Depending on where the incident(s) took place, the alleged misconduct may not meet the requirements under Title IX but may fall under other University policies.  The Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Coordinator will make this determination.