In July 2022, the U.S. Department of Education published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), laying out a draft set of rules that would amend the current regulations related to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. These rules prescribe how the University provides an educational environment free from sex-based discrimination, including its response to incidents of sex discrimination, harassment, and misconduct.

The draft regulations can be found in the Federal Register. Once the regulations are made final, they would amend the current regulations that took effect in August 2020.

In May 2023, the U.S. Department of Education published a blog post indicating they intend to release the final regulations in October 2023. However, the Department of Education’s Regulatory Agenda has subsequently been revised to show March 2024 as the release date target for the final regulations.

At this time, it is unknown what rules the final regulations will contain and when the deadline for their implementation will be. Any changes to current University policies and procedures resulting from the new regulations will go into effect by the implementation date in the final regulations.

During this period, the University’s commitment to the well-being of our students, faculty, and staff remains unchanged.