On July 20th, 2021, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released new guidance clarifying how the OCR interprets institutions’ existing obligations under the 2020 Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment. If you’re like many Title IX professionals, you dove immediately into reading and understanding the new guidance. But what’s missing is a practical conversation about what it means for your daily Title IX-related work.

Join us for an engaged discussion about how to apply the new guidance to your day-to-day. Our expert instructor Cara Hardin—attorney and Title IX Deputy Coordinator at Marquette University—will lead a group conversation around the following questions:

• How should you be applying the clarifications provided by the July 2021 Q&A guidance on the Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment?
• How does the new guidance intersect with President Biden’s March 2021 executive order guaranteeing an environment free from discrimination based on sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity? What does this mean in practical terms for how you approach cases alleging discrimination or harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity?
• What lies ahead for the Title IX Regulations on Sexual Harassment?

You’ll hear from peers across the industry about how they are applying the new guidance toward Title IX compliance on their campuses. You will come away with a deeper and more concrete understanding of how to move forward.