On January 16, 2025, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education – the agency responsible for enforcing Title IX at institutions of higher education – issued a Fact Sheet confirming that ...

New OCR guidance advises that name, image, and likeness agreements between schools and student-athletes will be considered financial aid and must be substantially proportionate to the participation of ...

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued guidance regarding college athlete name, image and likeness, putting the onus on schools to ensure their male and female athletes ...

Three former officials from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), who played key roles in interpreting and implementing federal gender equity laws in athletics, have issued ...

Institutions should weigh the potential benefits and drawbacks carefully when designing and implementing an integrated civil rights response ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Friday that it will enforce Title IX under the provisions of the 2020 Title IX Rule, rather than the 2024 ...

A Cornellian’s Oscar flub on Sunday was not the only bad omen for Cornell this week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, four attorneys from the Department of Education’s New York Office for Civil Rights held ...

Now, the U.S. Department of Education wants answers. They put DPS on notice, citing 9NEWS reporting on the issue on why the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating them about this bathroom ...

WASHINGTON — The United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has determined that the gender policies in five school divisions in Virginia are in violation of Title IX of the ...

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its first formal guidance toward name, image and likeness rights in college athletics on Thursday, requiring schools to distribute ...