Title IX Overview
Our Commitment
Stetson University is committed to providing all students and employees with a safe and secure learning and working environment that is free of discrimination on the basis of sex or gender. Building an educational environment that promotes equality, safety, and awareness for all is both an ethical imperative and a matter of law. The University will not tolerate discrimination by any University employee, University student, or third party.
Any individual who has been the victim of an act of violence or intimidation is urged to make an official report. A report of an act of violence or intimidation will be dealt with promptly. Confidentiality and privacy will be maintained to the greatest extent possible within the constraints of the law.
The Law
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 program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
- Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 to the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education. The law forbids sex discrimination in all university student services and academic programs including, but not limited to, admissions, financial aid, academic advising, residential life, athletics, discipline, recreational services, health, wellness and support services, academic assignments and grading. Title IX also forbids sex discrimination in university employment and recruitment consideration or selection.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is responsible for enforcing Title IX.
U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
OCR Email: [email protected]
OCR Hotline: (800) 421-3481