On November 16, 2018, after more than a year of anticipation,
the Department of Education issued its proposed regulations under Title
IX. The proposed rules address and significantly expand upon
the "areas of concern" previously identified by the
department in 2017, when it rescinded Obama-era Title IX
guidance and issued its own interim guidance. Once final,
the new Title IX rules will require colleges and universities to
make substantial changes to their existing policies and grievance
procedures, including its definitions, investigation requirements
and hearing processes.
As it would be impossible for the purposes of this post to
discuss all of these changes, the following chart provides an
overview of ten key differences between the Obama-era guidance and
the proposed regulations, that you need to know:
