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The Association of Title IX Administrators Prepares for the New Title IX Regulations
The president of The Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) published an article preparing fellow administrators for the publication of the new Title IX regulations, anticipated to drop in the coming weeks. ATIXA argues that despite the final Title IX rule, there is much litigation ahead for how to enforce some of the speculated new provisions. The article suggests that: "Institutions need to form committees, task forces and Title IX teams now, so that administrators can study the regulations and commentary when they are published."

Celebrating the Life of Bernice Sandler: The Godmother of Title IX
One year ago, Bernice Sandler, arguably the "Godmother of Title IX" passed away at the age of 90. Politico's article celebrates the incredible story of Sandler's journey in addressing gender-based discrimination at colleges and universities. With the attention from Congress, specifically Congresswoman Edith Green of Oregon, Sandler's advocacy for gender equality became legislation that eventually turned into Title IX in 1972.

House Reps Introduce Last-Minute Bill That Would Block Proposed Title IX Regulations Before Their Imminent Release
Last month Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin of Michigan introduced a bill that aims to block Secretary of Education DeVos' potential Title IX regulation changes. The bill, H.R. 5388, co-sponsored by Representatives Ayanna Pressley, Jackie Speier, and Annie Kuster, states that: "the Secretary of Education may not issue or enforce certain rules that weaken the enforcement of the prohibition of sex discrimination applicable under Title IX." The bill has been assigned to the Committee on Education and Labor, but there is no way of knowing whether the Committee will proceed to review the bill.

A Young Woman Uses Her Girl Scout Project to Address Campus Sexual Violence in Illinois
High school senior, Therese Malinowski has created a sexual assault database for Illinois colleges and universities called Project Dandelion. She says: "It's an online resource for students that organizes all sorts of information about sexual assault on college campuses." In the past few weeks this project was handed over to the Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Malinowski, now focused on her college applications for the Fall of 2020, is hopeful that her project could turn into a national database to help incoming students know the resources available to them on campus.