This story was written by Karissa Stolen, prevention, education, and training coordinator for the Office of Equity’s team.
Fifty years ago, on June 23, 1972, a federal mandate barring sex discrimination in an educational setting receiving federal financial assistance was signed into law. This federal mandate is what we commonly refer to as Title IX.
Under the United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 states that, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance” (20 USCA § 1681). This includes discrimination against women in sports, reasonable accommodations around pregnancy and childbirth, and many other aspects of education. At CU Denver | CU Anschutz, people of all gender identities are protected against discrimination through our Nondiscrimination and Sexual Misconduct Policies. On our campus, these are administered by the Office of Equity (OE).
Over the 50 years Title IX has been in effect, a lot has happened. Those 37 words changed the way many universities responded to sexual misconduct, and those responses have evolved over the last eleven years through the following Title IX guidance and legislation (some that have been rescinded):
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