June 21, 2022 to All Students, Faculty and Staff
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
June 23, 2022 marks 50 years since Title IX became law. Sometimes in gradual ways and occasionally in great lurches, the face of education in the United States has changed for the better because of Title IX. A timeline of some of the landmark moments over the 50 years can be found below. Athletic participation for female students has increased over 600% at the college level and more than 1000% in high school. Schools in America are now required to respond to and address sexual harassment and sexual violence. LGBTQ* students are entitled to protection from discrimination. Much of its impact could not ever have been imagined 50 years ago. Most importantly, Title IX has inspired a conversation around ideas and concepts of gender and sex and equity that hopefully will continue to move forward in ways that will be equally inspiring 50 years from now.
1972 Title IX becomes law
1979 Equal Opportunity in Athletics
1982 Employees are covered
1992 Sexual Harassment is covered
2005 Retaliation for Reporting covered
2011 Sexual Violence is covered
2020 Title IX Final Rule Issued
2022 ....and beyond
We cannot be sure what Tittle IX will bring next. New guidance is expected this year from the US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. What we can be sure of is that whatever changes come, the Office of Equity and Access will be working to ensure that Title IX's promise of educational equity continues to move forward at Stony Brook University. A timeline of initiatives implemented in the last decade is available on our website. As for the future, stay tuned...
Sexual Misconduct Prevention Progress Report 2022
President McInnis' Message About Title IX and Sexual Misconduct in April 2002 highlighted OEA's Sexual Misconduct Prevention Progress Report covering many aspects of Stony Brook University's Title IX efforts. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that is available on OEA's website and to encourage you to take some time to review it. We welcome and questions or comments at titleix@stonybrook.edu.
Title IX Task Force
OEA has invited individuals from across our university community, student, faculty and staff alike, to participate in our Title IX Task Force. The Task Force is charged with reviewing Stony Brook University's Title IX outreach and response and providing feedback and suggestions.
The Task Force has been divided into several sub-committees designed to allow members of those communities to participate in a focused way. These subcommittees include Student Concerns, Faculty Concerns, Staff Concerns, Investigations and Education & Outreach.
If you have any comments or suggestions that you would like the Task Force of one of the subcommittees to consider please forward them to Title IX.
Marjolie Leonard, Stony Brook University Title IX Coordinator
Federal law requires covered institutions to appoint a Title IX Coordinator charged with overseeing the institutions Title IX response. Marjolie Leonard, Assistant Vice President, OEA serves Stony Brook University in this capacity. If you would like to report an incident to Title IX you can use our online report form stonybrook.edu/reportit. If you have a question or concern you would like addressed by the Title IX Coordinator or our Title IX staff please email us.