Ask colleges’ Title IX coordinators today about their responsibilities, and you’ll hear a long list. They’ll talk about sexual-assault prevention, investigations, and educational programming. Or the sometimes dizzying complexities of the federal gender-equity law called Title IX, which are prompting more colleges to devote whole offices to compliance. The Association of Title IX Administrators, known as Atixa, on Thursday released the results of a survey of coordinators and other Title IX officials at more than 400 institutions, examining coordinators’ duties at a time when colleges face pressure on all sides to improve their handling of sexual-assault cases. The job used to be a responsibility handed over to various administrators without much fanfare. Earlier this year, however, the Education Department reminded colleges that they are required to designate a Title IX coordinator, and many in that role say the job calls for full-time commitments.

July 9, 2015 ・ From Chronicle of Higher Education