Title IX

  1. August 14, 2024

    Sexual misconduct policy review paused pending federal action

    Changes to U-M’s Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct Policy are on hold until later in the academic year pending several federal lawsuits that have blocked enforcement of recent Title IX regulations.

  2. February 19, 2024

    Q&A: Would college athlete unions be effective?

    Sports economist Richard Paulsen, assistant professor of sport management at the School of Kinesiology, discusses how unions might look for college athletes.

  3. March 21, 2023

    A half century of women in the Michigan Marching Band

    The 2022-23 school year marks 50 years since the passing of Title IX, which allowed women to join the Michigan Marching Band.

  4. August 3, 2022

    Ruling paves way for new programs targeting sexual misconduct

    A federal district judge has approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that creates a broadly representative team designed to further protect the U-M community from sexual misconduct.

  5. March 24, 2022

    New team to further protect university community from sexual misconduct

    U-M and attorneys representing plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit have agreed to settle claims in the case with the creation of a broadly representative team designed to further protect the university community from sexual misconduct.

  6. March 18, 2022

    U-M releases annual report on sexual, gender-based misconduct

    Reports of sexual and gender-based misconduct on the Ann Arbor campus in fiscal year 2021 increased slightly, as did the number of investigations conducted by the university.

  7. February 16, 2022

    ECRT fills key leadership positions as new office takes shape

    The Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office recently filled two key leadership positions as it expands with a more prominent focus on prevention and support efforts.

  8. January 12, 2022

    Title IX coordinator to begin remote office hours Jan. 18

    U-M’s Title IX coordinator, Elizabeth Seney, will begin offering remote office hours to respond to questions or hear feedback on how the university responds to reports of sexual or gender-based misconduct.

  9. November 11, 2021

    Revamped protections against retaliation take effect

    Revamped protections for U-M faculty, staff and students who report wrongful conduct are effective immediately. The program is part of a comprehensive approach to address retaliation and better ensure accountability.

  10. July 15, 2021

    U-M overhauls its approach to addressing sexual misconduct

    Revisions to how U-M will address sexual misconduct include the creation of the new Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office, with significant new resources for support, education and prevention.