Education / Title IX Committee

present

The Changing Landscape and Contemporary Issues in Title IX

June 21, 2023

6:30 – 8:00 pm

This CLE features Thomas McDonald, Esq., Assistant Director of Employee and Labor Relations at the Research Foundation of the City University of New York. Mr. McDonald has 30 years of experience in the Title IX space and he will present a history of Title IX as it relates to sexual harassment on college and university campuses. Mr. McDonald will discuss relevant Title IX definitions; Title IX investigation and hearing procedures and timelines; standards of burden of proof; alternatives to on-campus reporting; remedies if a college or university does not have jurisdiction; and resources for students and employees. He will cover the proposed Biden Administration Title IX Regulations and the impact of the proposed regulations, guidance and procedures on complainants, respondents, and educational institutions.

Mr. McDonald will discuss contemporary issues in Title IX protections, including issues impacting the LGBTQA+ community and issues arising in the scope of transgender students in athletics at the collegiate/middle and high school levels. The program with conclude with two fact patterns that highlight complexities and challenges in the application of Title IX today.

Speaker:

Thomas McDonald, Esq.

Julie P. Passmam, Esq.

1.5 CLE Credits 
(0.5 Professional Practice / 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimation of Bias)
(Transitional / Non-Transitional)

Cost:
Free to Members

Non-Members – $40