Information on Title IX as it pertains to UCCS may be obtained by contacting the Office of Institutional Equity: equity@uccs.edu or 719-255-4324.

Summary, from the Office of Civil Rights:

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. Title IX states that:

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 United States Department of Education (ED) maintains an Office for Civil Rights, with 12 enforcement offices throughout the nation and a headquarters office in Washington, D.C., to enforce Title IX.

For additional information on Title IX, please visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html