Dear Campus Community, 

Today we are sharing a proposal of a completely redesigned Civil Rights and Title IX Policy and Procedure for your review and feedback. This policy has been developed with two primary goals in mind.  

These two interim policies were implemented by CC in response to the 2020 Devos Title IX regulations, and were never intended to be permanent. In 2021 a working group of faculty, staff, and students presented a series of recommendations related to these policies, however, CC lacked the resources and capacity at that time to implement many of the proposals.  

In November 2023, a temporary operational group comprised of staff from across campus began working to develop a new policy which would address many of the concerns raised by the 2021 working group and more. Since that time, the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX has continued to work on this new policy to ensure compliance with federal and state law.  

The new Civil Rights and Title IX Policy and Procedures are not finalized. We are seeking feedback from the community so that we may incorporate it this summer. We are therefore asking interested parties to review the proposed policy and share your feedback by July 1. Our intention is to have a finalized policy to release for 30-day review at the start of Block 1, in August, to allow for our entire campus community an opportunity to provide input.

Please be aware that federal regulations require updates to our Title IX policy no later than August 1. We will be incorporating these mandatory changes into our current policies to ensure compliance while continuing to work with the community to implement broader policy changes in early fall. For information on what changes to policy the College will be required to implement prior to the start of the Fall Semester please visit the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX website.