The Role of Title IX Coordinators on College and University Campuses

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to better understand the role of Title IX coordinators and their policies across four-year universities and two-year community colleges in the United States (U.S.). There is little information regarding Title IX coordinators’ training, background, and policies on how they handle Title IX investigations regarding sexual violence. The data come from an online survey that included 692 Title IX coordinators across four-year (private and public) and two-year campuses and represented 42 different states in the US. The current study found that most Title IX coordinators were in part-time positions with less than three years of experience. Most of the coordinators and their investigators were trained in Title IX policies. Most coordinators provide Title IX training for their students and faculty, and most have completed a campus climate survey; however, 15% had not completed a survey. The findings suggest that the majority of campuses are continuing to increase their Title IX visibility; however, there are several recommendations for campuses to improve their policies. The current study was able to shed light on how Title IX coordinators do their jobs and the role they play in helping with the challenging issues surrounding sexual violence at institutions across the nation.

Prevalence and correlates of sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women: findings from a cross-sectional study in a South African university

“…Not getting enough money from home makes young people rate the level of support from their family as inadequate. Adequate family support means young people are not at the mercy of in uential men who often lure vulnerable girls with material and monetary gifts, which increases the risk of exposure to sexual violence [16,17]. Our nding and explanation is consistent with previous studies that have established the link between poverty and sexual violence [49][50][51].…”

“…The independent variables included are demographic characteristics, such as age and parity, family factors such as family structure, living with parents and family support, and behavioural factors such as smoking tobacco products and alcohol and drug use. The selected variables are based on our review of the previous studies [4,16,17]. Age was measured as a continuous variable but later categorised as 19 years or less and 20-24 years.…”

“…Women are particularly at a higher risk, and at least one in ve women experience sexual violence or assault during their college years [1,13]. Various individual-level factors such as multiple sexual partners [14], alcohol or substance abuse [4], prior history of victimisation [4,15], and socio-economic status [16,17] further contribute to the increasing burden of sexual violence. Also, institutional-level factors such as lack of effective policies and support for victims [13] foster the growing burden of sexual violence.…”

A Brief Report of Sexual Violence among Universities with NCAA Division I Athletic Programs

“…In addition, campuses should also continue to increase their campus climate surveys, and make these data available to the public, so that it might increase awareness for students and their parents. A recent study [33] found that only half of Title IX coordinators had completed a campus climate survey, thus there is a lack of knowledge on the part of schools when they fail to survey their students. Increasing awareness may provide new practical insights that could shape decisions made by campus officials, healthcare workers, and reporting structures.…”

Do Party Schools Report Higher Rates of Violence Against Women in Their Clery Data? A Latent Class Analysis

“…Unfortunately, only 16% of campuses in 2014 had conducted an annual campus climate survey (McCaskill, 2014), and many use different measures making cross-campus comparisons challenging. However, in 2017, the majority (57%) of campuses reported that they had completed a campus climate survey, whereas 28% were in the planning stages, and 15% had not completed a survey (Wiersma-Mosley & DiLoreto, 2018). Schools that rely strictly on victim reporting such as Clery data, as some schools do, likely get relatively few reports in comparison with the sexual violence actually occurring (Cantalupo, 2014).…”