Policy & Procedures
The Office for Civil Rights and Title IX is committed to preventing and addressing discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and pregnancy. Our office is also committed to preventing and addressing any form of related retaliation as prohibited by College policies and state and federal laws.
Our office implements and enforces the following policy and procedures: Nondiscrimination and Anti-harassment Policy and Procedure and the Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure
2024 Title IX Regulations and Upcoming Policy Changes
In April of 2024, the United States Department of Education published the 2024 Title IX Final Rule with expanded protections. Over the past year, a task force drafted a revision of ºÚÁϳԹϒs policy to align with the 2024 regulations. In July, ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï became one of over 700 higher education institutions currently subject to a preliminary injunction from a US District Court that prohibits the college from implementing the 2024 Title IX regulations. ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï continues its commitment to provide support and effective response to the community through our Title IX Sexual Misconduct Policy.
The College continues it's work on a major overhaul of our Civil Rights and Title IX policies and procedures, however, it is unclear at this time which version of federal reculations these new policies and procedures will need to comply with. Once we have clarity over what the regulations will containe we will post a final version of the updated policy for a 30-day review.