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"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.”
--Legal Citation: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and its implementing regulation at 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (Title IX)
Title IX of the Education Amendments was passed by the U.S. Congress in June 1972 and signed into law on July 1, 1972. It is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in education programs and activities such as:
- Admissions
- Housing and facilities
- Courses and other educational activities
- Career guidance and counseling activities
- Financial aid
- Health and insurance benefits
- Scholastic, intercollegiate, club, or intramural athletics
Title IX Updates:
Deputy Title IX Coordinators - 2021-22
Revisions to Title IX Federal Regulations; August 2020
Title IX Training Materials
Iowa State University is committed to creating a welcoming and respectful educational, work, living, and campus environment that is free from all forms of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights requires the personnel involved in the receipt and resolution of complaints of Title IX sexual harassment receive training specific to their roles in the process, as well as to promote due process. The training materials used to train personnel include:
Coordinators: Husch Blackwell Title IX Training 2020
Investigators:
Husch Blackwell Title IX Training 2020
Title IX trainings, for Deputy Coordinators, Investigators, and Decision-Makers
Title IX Reporting: WHO IS A “RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYEE”
The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR), which puts forth guidance for institutions in meeting Title IX obligations, states that any “Responsible Employee” that knows or should know about possible sexual harassment or sexual violence must report it to the University Title IX Coordinator or other school designee (Deputy Title IX Coordinators), so that necessary and appropriate actions can be taken to respond appropriately. Responsible Employees include any employee who has the authority to take action to redress sexual violence; who has been given the duty of reporting incidents of sexual violence or any other misconduct by students to the Title IX Coordinator or other appropriate University designee; or whom a student could reasonably believe has this authority or duty. At ISU, Responsible Employees include, but are not limited to:
All instructors, including full-time professors, adjuncts, lecturers, Adjunct Instructors, and any others who offer classroom instruction or office hours to students;
- All advisors;
- All coaches, trainers, and other athletic staff that interact directly with students;
- All student affairs administrators;
- All residential hall staff;
- Employees who work in offices that interface with students; and
- All supervisors and university officials.
Confidential Employees (those specifically identified on campus as mental health counselors, those working in campus health care centers, and victim advocates) do not have an obligation to report information known to them, and students may speak to them with anonymity if desired. Confidential Employees may not share personally identifying information with university officials without an individual’s consent.
Clery Reporting: WHO IS A "CAMPUS SECURITY AUTHORITY (CSA)"
“Campus Security Authority” (“CSA”) is a Clery Act-specific term that encompasses four groups of individuals and organizations associated with an institution.
A campus police department or a campus security department of an institution.
Any individual or individuals who have responsibility for campus security but who do not constitute a campus police department or a campus security department.
Any individual or organization specified in an institution’s statement of campus security policy as an individual or organization to which students and employees should report criminal offenses.
An official of an institution who has significant responsibility for student and campus activities, including, but not limited to, student housing, student discipline, and campus judicial proceedings. An official is defined as any person who has the authority and the duty to take action or respond to particular issues on behalf of the institution.
The function of a Campus Security Authority is to collect crime information relating to those allegations of Clery Act crimes disclosed to him or her that he or she concludes were made in good faith and then to immediately report that information to ISU Police. A Campus Security Authority is not responsible for determining authoritatively whether a crime took place—that is the function of ISU Police.
More information about the Clery Act on ISU Police website can be found here.
You can read the full text of the Clery Act at the Federal Register here.
Title IX Current Information:
Visit, Deputy Title IX Coordinators to view Iowa State University's most recent group of Title IX Coordinators.