The Case for Mediation in Title IX Regulations

In Part 1 last month, author Sarah Cole discussed the backdrop of regulations for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX is a comprehensive federal law that removed many barriers that once prevented people, on the basis of sex, from participating in educational opportunities and careers of their choice. Part 1 focused on the 2020 Regulations, and the anticipation of new Biden Administration rulemaking in the area. The new regulations, expected in April, reportedly were moved to late spring but still had not been released as this issue went to press. June 23 was the law's 50th anniversary. This month's concluding Part 2 urges increased use of mediation to resolve the difficult issues that arise for students and campus administrators under the law.