Laws

The Office of Civil Rights and Title IX manages the University’s response to alleged violations of the following laws. Note that this list does not include all the laws relevant to the Office’s work.

Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in a university’s education programs or activities. The law has been interpreted to protect individuals from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity as well as pregnancy or related conditions. For more information about Title IX, visit the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights website.

Title VI

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in a university’s programs or activities. For more information about Title VI, visit the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights website.

Title VII

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex in employment. For more information about Title VII, visit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website.

VAWA/Campus Save

The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (Campus SaVE Act) is an amendment to the federal Clery Act that was included in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA). The Campus SaVE Act requires universities to provide awareness programming, equal rights and opportunities for parties during grievance procedures, and annual training for officials implementing the grievance procedures related to sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking. Compliance with the Campus SaVE Act is enforced by the U.S. Department of Education.

Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1972 (Rehabilitation Act) are federal laws that prohibit discrimination based on disability in a university’s programs or activities or by a public entity, respectively. Those laws also prohibit discrimination based on disability in employment. For more information about the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act as applied to students, visit the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights website. For more information about the ADA and the Rehabilitation Act as applied to employees, visit the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website.