Title IX & Sexual Misconduct

Every college or university general counsel has a list of hot topics useful for preventive law, risk management, compliance, training, and other purposes. The following is one such list based on recent educational programs, conversations among higher education lawyers, and …

Takeaways Sexual abuse incidents have a devastating impact on college and university communities. Higher education leadership’s failure to develop a culture of accountability only further enables these incidents to occur. To curtail sexual abuse incidents, governing boards must ensure their institutions develop …

AAUP Releases New Report on the Economic Status of the Profession The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) PROFESSORS  published the Annual Report on the Economic Status of the Profession, 2020–2021 this past July. It details “how years of unstable …

August 12, 2021 - Watch this Webinar On Demand. In April 2021, AGB published Top Public Policy Issues for Higher Education 2021-2022, an overview of the most pressing federal and state public policy issues affecting higher education...

Suzanne B. Goldberg Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202-1100 Written Comment: Title IX Public Hearing (2020 amendments to the Title IX …

AGB joined the higher education community in signing a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights regarding the 2020 amendments to the Title IX regulation

AGB has reviewed and summarized the public policy priorities for the association and its members in 2021.

November 23, 2020 - Sandusky, Nassar, Tyndall, Strauss, Anderson. This is a cringe-worthy list of the worst college and university sexual abusers. The impact these abusers have had on the lives of their victims is profound and well documented.   For the institutions involved, these …

July 29, 2020 - On August 14, 2020, colleges and universities are expected to comply with new regulations regarding sexual harassment under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. This new rule, which spans more than 2,000 pages, requires colleges and universities to …

Guidance on Title IX Regulations for Higher Education Governing Boards and Administrators The "2020 AGB Advisory Statement on Sexual Misconduct" focuses on one issue that continues to receive high-profile attention: sexual assault and harassment. It also explains the U.S. Department of …