Title IX is a federal civil rights law passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972. This law protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance
Title IX states:
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
The United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is charged with enforcing compliance with Title IX. For more information on OCR, please visit their website.
Inquiries
Inquiries or complaints concerning the application of Title IX may be referred to the University’s Title IX Coordinator and/or to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights:
Kasey M. Robinson
Title IX Coordinator
Hill Student Center, Suite 405
1400 University Blvd.
Birmingham, AL 35294-1150
(205) 996-1340
Email
Office for Civil Rights
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee
Office for Civil Rights,
Atlanta Office
U.S. Department of Education
61 Forsyth Street S.W., Suite 19T10
Atlanta, GA 30303-8927
Telephone: (404) 974-9406
Facsimile: (404) 974-9471
Email: