In a recent article published by The Harvard Crimson, KJK Title IX attorneys Susan Stone and Kristina Supler spoke with Annabel Yu, discussing the Department of Education’s Jan. 31 “Dear Colleague” letter announcing that it will officially enforce the 2020 Title IX regulations, enacted during former President Donald Trump’s first term.
Although Harvard drafted policy updates in response to Biden’s 2024 regulations, they were never fully implemented. This reflected a broader trend among universities that did not revise their policies to align with these new regulations. Susan mentions:
“It should be no shock that the Department of Education issued the ‘Dear Colleague letter,” Susan C. Stone, a Title IX attorney, said. “It should also be noted that many schools around the country never changed the regulations to conform with the Biden regulations.”
“So from our perspective, not much changed,” she added.
As educational institutions navigate these regulatory changes, they must revise their Title IX policies to align with the reinstated 2020 rule. This shift underscores the broader national debate over gender identity, due process, and the role of federal regulations in shaping educational equity.
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Read the full article, originally published by The Harvard Crimson, here.