Welcome!
Welcome from our whole team here at the Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX (OIETIX) to all new and returning students and employees. We hope that the semester is off to a great start!
OIETIX is operating in a hybrid work model where we have several staff members in the office each day. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at titleix@cornell.edu (for sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct) or equity@cornell.edu (for other protected-status harassment, prohibited discrimination, or bias).
U.S. Department of Education’s Announcement Regarding Upcoming Title IX Regulations
In July 2022, the U.S. Department of Education published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), laying out a draft set of rules that would amend the current regulations related to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. These rules prescribe how the University provides an educational environment free from sex-based discrimination, including its response to incidents of sex discrimination, harassment, and misconduct.
The draft regulations can be found in the Federal Register. Once the regulations are made final, they would amend the current regulations that took effect in August 2020.
In May 2023, the U.S. Department of Education published a blog post indicating they intend to release the final regulations in October 2023.
At this time, it is unknown what rules the final 2023 regulations will contain and when the deadline for their implementation will be. Any changes to current University policies and procedures resulting from the new regulations will go into effect by the implementation date in the final regulations.
During this period, the University’s commitment to the well-being of our students, faculty, and staff remains unchanged.