Title IX- Equality in Education

"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

As a part of the college community it is important for all of us to know what Title IX is as well as know our rights and responsibilities. We need to take action and speak up and ensure that the college is doing what it is, by law, supposed to do. Also, below are contacts for the university and a link that you can report violations.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.

Title IX is one example of our progress in gender equity.

Looking at the statistics for women now in colleges and universities across the country, enrollment rates for women are over 50%. Without Title IX this would not be possible. Equality for all if far from being achieved but we have come much further then we were over 40 plus years ago.
For more information on Title IX please visit: http://www.titleix.info/history/history-overview.aspx

The Following information I pulled directly from the University's webpage. http://www.uaf.edu/oeo/title-ix/

UAF Equal Opportunity Non-Discrimination Statement

           The University of Alaska Fairbanks provides equal opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or veteran status, pursuant to Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Civil Rights Act of 1991; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Executive Order 11246, and Executive Order 11375, as amended; Equal Pay Act of 1963; Age Discrimination Acts of 1974 and 1975; Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1992; the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; Pregnancy Discrimination Act; Immigration Reform & Control Act; Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Alaska Statutes which guarantees equal opportunity to individuals and groups within our society.
             This policy affects employment policies and actions, as well as the delivery of educational services at all levels and facilities of the University. Further, the University's objective of ensuring equal opportunity will be met by taking affirmative action: i.e., making intensified, goal-oriented efforts to substantially increase the participation of groups where their representation is less than proportionate to their availability; providing reasonable accommodations to employees and students with disabilities; and ensuring that employment opportunities are widely disseminated to agencies and organizations that service women, minorities, Vietnam era veterans and people with disabilities.

What is SEXUAL MISCONDUCT?

Sexual Misconduct offenses include, but are not limited to:
1. Sexual Harassment
2. Non-Consensual Sexual Contact (or attempt/s to commit same)
3. Non-Consensual Sexual Intercourse (or attempt/s to commit same)
4. Sexual Exploitation
1. Sexual Harassment is unwelcome, gender based verbal or physical conduct that is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that it has the effect of unreasonably interfering with, denying or limiting someone’s ability to participate in or benefit from the university’s educational program/s and or activities, and is based on power differentials (quid pro quo), the creation of a hostile environment or retaliation.
2. Non-Consensual Sexual Contact is any intentional sexual touching, however slight, with any object, by a man or a woman upon a man or a woman that is without consent and / or by force.
3. Non-Consensual Intercourse is any sexual intercourse, however slight, with an object, by a man or a woman upon a man or a woman that is without consent and or by force.
4. Sexual Exploitation occurs when a student takes non-consensual or abusive sexual advantage of another for his/her own advantage or benefit, or to benefit or advantage anyone other than the one being exploited, and that the behavior does not otherwise constitute one of other sexual misconduct offenses. Here are some examples:
• Invasion of sexual privacy
• Prostituting another student
• Non-consensual video or audio-recording of sexual activity
• Going beyond the boundaries of consent (such as letting your friends hide in the closet to watch you having consensual or non-consensual sex
• Engaging in voyeurism
• Knowingly transmitting an STI of HIV to another student
• Exposing one’s genitals in non-consensual circumstances; including another to expose their genitals
• Sexually based stalking and/or bullying may also be forms of sexual exploitation

UAF's Title IX Contacts
Mae Marsh Title IX Coordinator Office of Diversity & Equal Opportunity P.O. Box 756910 Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-6910 907.474.7599 mmarsh36@alaska.edu http://www.uaf.edu/oeo/	Ana M. Richards Deputy Title IX Coordinator 907.474.7393 amrichards@alaska.edu http://www.uaf.edu/oeo/	Mauria Gerdeman Investigator Office of Diversity & Equal Opportunity Nordic House, 739 Columbia Circle University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 907.474.6600 Office mbgerdeman@alaska.edu http://www.uaf.edu/oeo/
University Police Department 612 Yukon Drive University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 907.474.7721 Office E-mail: UAF-Police-Dept@alaska.edu Website: http://www.uaf.edu/police/about/	Don Foley UAF Judicial Services 104 Eielson Bldg. University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 907.474.7317 Office E-mail: djfoley@alaska.edu Website: http://www.uaf.edu/ses/judicial/	Laura McCollough Residence Life MBS Complex, 732 Yukon Drive University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 907.474.7247 Office E-mail: lcmccollough@alaska.edu Website: http://www.uaf.edu/reslife/

Resources:

Sexual Misconduct/Title IX. (2014, January 13). Sexual Misconduct/Title IX. Retrieved August 2, 2014, from http://www.uaf.edu/oeo/title-ix/

Title IX and Sex Discrimination. (1998, August 1). Title IX and Sex Discrimination. Retrieved August 2,  2014, from http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html