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Date posted:   Jun 23, 2022

Celebrating 50 years of Title IX

Photo of Maroon box contains the title of the infographic: TITLE IX – CELEBRATING 50 YEARS – JUNE 23, 2022 Beneath the title is a gold ribbon that contains a text box detailing the 37 words of Title IX: “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” The lower half of the infographic contains four circles The first gray circle contains the resource, “Basics of Title IX from the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC).” Click the link to read more https://barcc.org/blog/details/the-basics-of-title-ix The second red circle contains the resource, “Boston College Policies and Compliance.” Click the link to visit the Office for Institutional Diversity’s Policies & Compliance webpage https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/offices/human-resources/sites/oid/Policies-and-Compliance.html The third gold circle contains the resource, “The 14th Amendment and the Evolution of Title IX.” Click the link to read more https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/14th-amendment-and-evolution-title-ix The fourth circle contains the resource, “37 words that would change everything.” Click the link to read more https://www.espn.com/espnw/title-ix/story/_/id/7722632/37-words-changed-everything

Thursday, June 23, 2022, marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX being signed into law. 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.” The Office for Institutional Diversity invites members of the Boston College community to learn more about the significance and importance of Title IX. Learn more about Title IX