“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational programs or activity receiving federal financial assistance.” – Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded educational programs and activities. Under Title IX, universities are required to respond to reports of sexual assault and sexual harassment. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, which enforces Title IX, has recently provided detailed guidance on how educational institutions, like Syracuse University, must investigate and respond to complaints of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
Syracuse University aims for this SRV website to be a tool to inform and educate students about:
- their rights under Title IX,
- resources available to assist students after an incident has occurred,
- where students can go to file a report,
- what interim actions can be taken to support students,
- information about the investigation and conduct process, and
- information on how bystanders can get involved in preventing incidents before they occur.