Title IX Policy Statement

 

Florida Atlantic University (FAU) adheres to all federal, state, and local civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in employment and education. FAU does not discriminate in its admissions practices, in its employment practices, or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of sex/gender. As a recipient of federal financial assistance for education activities, FAU is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to ensure that all of its education programs and activities do not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender. Sex includes sex, sex stereotypes, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and pregnancy or parenting status.

FAU also prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internal or external to the institution. Sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking are forms of sex discrimination, which are prohibited under Title IX and by FAU regulation and policy.

Any member of the campus community, guest, or visitor who acts to deny, deprive, or limit the educational, employment, residential, or social access, opportunities and/or benefits of any member of the FAU community on the basis of sex is in violation of Regulation 7.008 and Policy 1.15.

Any person may report sex discrimination (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to have experienced the conduct), in person, by mail, by telephone, by video, or by email, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator (below). A report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) via fau.edu/report.

Questions regarding Title IX, including its application and/or concerns about noncompliance, should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator. For a complete copy of the policy or for more information, please visit fau.edu/ocr9 or contact the Title IX Coordinator (listed below).

Individuals who believe they have experienced sex discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation in violation of FAU’s regulation or policy should contact the following:

Individual with Oversight for All Non-Discrimination including Title IX:

Bobby Brown
777 Glades Road AD10, Room 265
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(561) 297-4644
 
A person may also file a complaint with the appropriate federal, state, or local agency within the time frame required by law. Depending upon the nature of the complaint, the appropriate agency may be the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Justice, and/or the Florida Commission on Human Rights.
 
 

Florida Commission on Human Rights
4075 Esplanade Way Unit 110
Tallahasee, FL  35399
(850) 488-7082

EEOC Miami Field Office
Miami Tower
100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 1500
Miami, FL 33131

OCR Atlanta District Office
61 Forsyth Street SW, Suite 19T10
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 974-9406

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
Office for Civil Rights, National Headquarters
U.S. Department of Education
Lyndon Baines Johnson Dept. of Education Building 400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Telephone: 800-421-3481
Fax: 202-453-6012; TDD: 800-877-8339
Email: OCR@ed.gov

 

Within any resolution process related to this policy, FAU provides reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities and religious accommodations, when that accommodation is consistent with state and federal law.