Title IX

noun

a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.

Emory is also one of dozens of higher education institutions with open Title IX sexual violence investigations.

Starr stresses that universities are required under Title IX to investigate and intervene in sexual assault cases.

Rape hearings are currently not mentioned anywhere in the Title IX text.

Title IX morphed into a sports issue as schools began to provide women athletes with more athletic opportunities.

Yet in academic fields and on athletic fields, the power of Title IX continues to be felt every day.

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