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Chancellor to hold town hall on Title IX and sexual assault
Join Chancellor Dana Thomas and other university leaders, students, faculty and staff at 6 p.m. this evening, Thursday, Feb 23, in the Wood Center multilevel lounge to discuss how UAF can come together to develop a culture of support, caring and safety.
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OCR compliance review
Earlier this week, President Jim Johnsen announced that the University of Alaska had reached a voluntary resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education following a three-year compliance review by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of UA’s handling of sexual assault and sexual harassment incidents on its campuses.
Johnsen also noted that OCR would issue a separate document called a "Letter of Findings." OCR has now provided the university with those findings, which are available at alaska.edu/titleIXcompliance/.
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What is Title IX?
Title IX is a section of the federal law under the Higher Education Act that prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions. Many people have known it as a law requiring equal male-female representation in sports teams at U.S. colleges and universities, but it actually demands gender equity in all areas of colleges and universities that receive federal assistance.
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The law states that "no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." Therefore, Title IX forbids sex discrimination, including sexual harassment and violence, in all university student services and academic programs. For more on Title IX, visit http://uaf.edu/titleix/.
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