Title IX (20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq.)
"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." 20 U.S.C. §1681(a).
Clery Act (20 U.S.C. §1092 (f))
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics
Act (Clery Act) requires universities to collect statistics on crimes on campus and
within the geography covered by the law and to publish the information in an Annual
Security Report. Moreover, the Clery Act mandates universities provide timely warnings
to students and employees of reports of crimes that represent a threat to students
and employees.
Clery Compliance OfficersCampus SaVE (20 U.S.C. § 1092 (f))
Amendments to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), otherwise known as Campus Sexual
Violence Elimination Act (Campus SaVE), identify additional sexual crimes that must
be reported under the Clery Act.
Resources
- Annual Title IX Report Template 2022-23
- 2016 Clery Handbook
- Dear Colleague Letter 2015
- Letter to Title IX Coordinators 2015
- Title IX Resource Guide
- State System's Anti-Harassment, Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
- Board of Governors' Policy 2014-01: Protection of Minors
- Department of Justice: Protecting Students from Sexual Assault
- 2017 Q & A on Campus Sexual Misconduct
- 2006 Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Harassment
- OCR Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance
- Clery Center
- VAWA Regulations
Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education is an equal opportunity educational
institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
age, religion, veteran status, sex and disability in its activities, programs, or
employment practices as required by Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, ADEA
and the ADA.
For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures and for inquiries concerning
the application of Title IX and its implementing regulation, contact Christa Cobb,
State System Title IX Coordinator, 2986 North Second Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-1201;
Phone: (610) 683-4700; Email: CCobb@passhe.edu.
Additionally, inquiries concerning Title IX and its implementing regulation can be
made to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, Region III, The
Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East - Suite 505, Philadelphia, PA 19107; Phone:
(215) 656-6010; Fax: (215) 656-6020.