What to Know
For civil rights and equity professionals, covering everything Title VI to Title IX, ADA/504 and events affecting higher education and PK-12.
Between OCR regional office closures and shifting federal priorities, it’s hard to keep up. Use this page as a resource for accessing timely and in-depth analyses of the events and what they mean for your community.
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What the?! is the question we are all asking. Here to help you make sense of the chaos are Andrea Stagg and Emma Hempel, AKA Everyone’s Favorite Facilitators. As leaders in the legal and practitioner spaces, the dynamic duo will be offering analyses and action plans, starting with a discussion of recent events.
More than a news update, this is an opportunity to reset, connect, and hear practical steps to meeting the challenges facing civil rights and equity professionals.
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RECENT NEWS
Department of Education expects TITLE IX NEW REGS in October
It’s Gonna Be May? or Wake Me Up When September Ends? Sorry Justin, Green Day has it right. As many Americans’ thoughts turned towards Memorial Day and a long weekend, the Department of Education issued a blog post updating the timing on the Final Title IX Rule as...
The Department of Education Releases Proposed Changes to Title IX Athletics Regulations, Addressing Transgender Athletes: Updates and First-Look Analysis
Join us for a complimentary LIVE Special Summary Session on the New Title IX Athletics Proposed Rules on Thursday, April 13, 10am Pacific/1pm Eastern Article by Andrea Stagg and Joseph Storch On Thursday, April 6, 2023, the Department of Education issued a fact sheet...
Will the Title IX Rule Come out in May?
NSYNC or Oasis? Who’s the Sage?NSYNC or Oasis? Who’s the Sage?As we shared in January, the Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) maintains a website to share information about rulemaking. The page for the 2022 Title IX proposed rules includes a...
A Message from our Co-Founders about the ever-changing equity landscape.
6 STRATEGIES FOR YOUR OFFICE
1) Keep Communicating
-Consider sending a message to your community about recent changes and how the work of the office may or may not be impacted.
-Communicate with parties and their advisors if you are planning to modify the procedure for their cases.
-Activate your civil rights stakeholder team to determine whether your policies or trainings need updating.
-Identify groups to be trained and determine when and how they will be trained. Ensure that personnel implementing your policies recieve updated training.
3) Phone a Friend
Our practioner-experts are here for consulting on Title VI, Title VII, Title IX and ADA/504 when you need us. We’ve travelled the route of shifting regs and complex environments and can help steer the path when things get challenging.
4) Train with Practioners Who've Done the Work
The work is hard. Your training doesn’t need to be. Choose engaging training that is informative, practical, and enjoyable. Our facilitators are experienced practitioners who have done the work. We love our team. We think you will too.
Andrea Stagg
Director of Consulting Services
Joseph Storch
Senior Director of Compliance & Innovation
Jody Shipper
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Kelly Gallagher
Director of Business Strategy & Products
Omar J Torres
Title VI, Hazing, Student Conduct
Emma Hempel
Interim & Delegated Services
Kateeka Harris
Interim & Delegated Services
Adam Wolkoff
Assistant Director of Resolution Services
Pari Golchehreh
Title VI, Title IX & Civil Rights Investigator
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Contact us for Private or In Person Training
5) Support Your Work with The Right Software
The 2020 Title IX Regulations—Case Tracker Can Help
Case Tracker is designed to be configured to your policies and procedures, regardless of the regulatory changes. There is the ability to configure multiple procedural workflows so that it’s easy to pivot back and forth depending on the case AND to pull the information out of the system based on the regulatory requirements. It’s built to be flexible through the changes.
Case Tracker is simply the premier resource available for complying with the 2020 Regulations and for meeting the demands of your Equal Opportunity and Title IX & Equity offices.
- automatically checks those added expectations off your to-do list, which include the collection of data that you need to fulfill your monitoring obligations
- organizes, defines, and automates the processes for each type of case, based on the applicable policy produces the data that
- demonstrates the effectiveness of your response processes, engendering trust in the system
THE RIVER CONNECT
Recent Past Sessions:
New Regs, Old Regs, Which Way is up?
Although there is uncertainty surrounding the outcome of the vacatur, the team at Grand River Solutions is here to support you every step of the way. We held a Special Info Session on The River Connect for the latest updates, recommended next steps to help process the confusion, and group therapy. We will get through this together. Start with downloading the 2024 Regs Vacatur Checklist: Prepare for the Return to 2020 Title IX Regs.
What Now? Civil Rights and Campus Safety in the New Administration
The incoming administration has signaled changes to federal laws and regulations affecting campus response to harms that impact students and employees. Experts at Grand River Solutions have been tracking and assessing these possible changes. Join us for a 90-minute webinar as we unpack the potential shifts, share predictions and insights, and outline possible timelines to help your institution stay prepared. Regulation topics covered: Title IX, the Clery Act, as amended by the Stop Campus Hazing Act, Title VI, ADA/504 accessibility, and the VAWA climate survey.
Facilitators: Jody Shipper, Andrea Stagg, Judy Risch, and Joseph Storch
If you missed this or other past events, stay tuned for upcoming complimentary info sessions.
