Standing Up To Racism
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT –––––––––––––––– MICHAEL K. YOUNGPRESIDENT June 11, 2020 Dear Aggies, Our leadership team is aware of heart-wrenching stories posted by Aggies who have experienced racism first-hand on…
Final Title IX Regulations Adopt Sweeping Changes for Handling Sexual Harassment Claims at Institutions of Higher Education
By Melissa Ackie, Darren Gibson, Eric Hoffman, Natalee Marion, and Ivie Guobadia Serioux on May 8, 2020 On May 6, 2020, the Department of Education (DOE) issued its Final Rule adopting…
Texas A&M First And Only In Texas To Earn Highest Rating For Free Speech On Campus
FIRE’s designation makes Texas A&M one of only 45 universities nationwide that have brought written policies fully in line with the First Amendment.By Sondra White, Texas A&M University Division of…
‘Get Used to it’ — The Women Who Broke Through Apollo’s Glass Ceiling
WASHINGTON — Last Thursday (Sept. 12), three women who were critical to the success of the Apollo program spoke at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum here about their experiences as…
Captivated by the U.S. women’s soccer team victory? Thank Title IX.
Sunday’s World Cup victory for the U.S. women’s national soccer team was entirely due to the hard work and talent of the players on the field. But long before they…
Court to take up LGBT rights in the workplace
The Supreme Court announced today that it will weigh in next term on whether federal employment discrimination laws protect LGBT employees. After considering a trio of cases — two claiming…
Assessing Betsy DeVos’s Proposed Rules on Title IX and Sexual Assault
During the Obama Administration, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights warned colleges and universities that, if they did not take further measures to prevent and remedy sexual violence…
Dr. Bernice Sandler, ‘Godmother Of Title IX,’ Dead At 90
Sandler’s work led to the creation of Title IX, the federal civil rights law that ensures gender equality in education.