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the school and will be arriving back on campus in April to do ing with her approval. contract work involving training related to Title IX. However, While Lamb hopes to hire the next Title IX Coordinator by this does not mean she will be returning as the Title IX Coordi- spring, he said he’s willing to wait later for the right candidate nator. to appear. “We’ve already been through one round of interviews,” Lamb “This is a critical position to get right,” Lamb said. “I would said. “We typically receive applications, look to see who meets at like to have someone this spring, but as I said, this is a critical least the minimum requirements position where we need to get the on paper and then do phone inright person. It needs a balance terviews with those individuals. of being able to work in policy Then from the phone interviews, and legal matters as well as poswe decide who we would like to sessing a very strong human elinvite on campus. At that time ement.” they meet with a lot of different Title IX is a law that was people [such as] student VIPs and passed by the United States SuTitle IX investigators and with preme Court of Justice as part of KEITH LAMB the president’s cabinet.” the Education Amendments of VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS The committee receives feed1972. Title IX states, “No person back about applicants from the in the United States shall, on the interviews they have with these basis of sex, be excluded from various groups of people on campus and based off the feedback the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected given, the committee then will extend an offer out to their cho- to the discrimination under any education program or activity sen candidate for the position, of course keeping President Su- receiving Federal financial assistance.” In short, a university zanne Shipley informed at all steps of the process and proceed- is at risk of losing not just millions, but all of its federal aid to
“I would like to have someone this spring, but as I said, this is a critical position where we need to get the right person.”
misconduct on campus go to: https://msutexas.edu/titleix/
PHOTO BY BRADLEY WILSON | THE WICHITAN
Rachael Fornof talks to faculty after a Title IX training. April 2.
improve itself if it fails to uphold Title IX. Due to Title IX, universities nationally were forced to step up their response and provide programming to spread awareness to not only students but also college faculty including professors, coaches and third party employees to ultimately prevent and stop instances of sexual discrimination. Sexual violence, including but not limited to, rape and forced pregnancy is also sexual discrimination as well. When typed Title IX seems like a small deal, but it is a huge deal that most universities often create entire departments and/or divisions to execute. The usual name of the position for one who is in charge of Title IX enforcement is “Title IX Coordinator.” This person receives and investigates claims of sexual discrimination that occur on the campus in which they are the Title IX Coordinator. Academic institutions do this because the loss of federal aid can be devastating, especially to smaller institutions as a loss of funds could cause the halting of construction on buildings and the inability to pay for beneficial school programs and faculty salaries. It also has an added effect of making some students unable to attend school as recipients of federal financial aid. Midwestern State University has promptly followed all Title IX guidelines since its enactment.
