The U.S. Department of Education has released new guidance reminding colleges that they must designate Title IX coordinators. In the new documents, the department’s Office for Civil Rights describes colleges’ responsibilities under the anti-discrimination law and the role of the coordinator in depth.
The position of Title IX coordinator has proliferated on campuses since 2011, when the department said it would more strictly enforce the law, which requires that students’ reports of sexual assaults be investigated and resolved even if the police are not involved.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/education-dept-issues-new-guidance-on-campus-sexual-assault/97867