Title IX, Department of Education

Explaining what Department of Education's startling Title IX memo could mean for revenue-share future
Dept. of Education says Title IX applies to payments to athletes
DOE says Title IX applies to direct payment of college athletes
Department of Education releases memo on student-athlete NIL pay, Title IX compliance
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights released a fact sheet on Thursday clarifying the rules of NIL payments and Title IX compliance.
Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletes
The U.S. Department of Education says plans for colleges to pay athletes directly for their name, image and likeness deals would run afoul of Title IX.
As college sports move toward pay for play, Title IX looms as another hurdle for the NCAA
A court settlement that would require colleges – for the first time – to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports. Many schools have said that most of the up to $20.
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Department of Education Warns NCAA Schools That NIL Deals May Implicate Title IX Obligations
The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments,
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Department of Education says Title IX will apply to athlete revenue sharing
According to Lavigne & Murphy of ESPN.com, a Department of Education memo stated that the plans many major college athletic departments are making for how they will distribute new direct payments to their athletes "would violate Title IX law.
New Title IX guidance from President Biden's administration threatens to upend school rev-share plans in college sports
The outgoing administration's Department of Education dropped an 11th-hour salvo saying any payments must be “proportionately” distributed to men and women athletes to satisfy Title IX.
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OCR Confirms Title IX Applies to Institutions’ Direct NIL and Revenue-Sharing
On January 16, 2025, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education – the agency responsible for enforcing Title IX at institutions
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State of Tennessee v. Cardona: Implications of the Vacatur of the 2024 Title IX Regulations
On April 19, 2024, the Department of Education released its final Title IX regulations regarding sexual discrimination in federally-funded
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Department of Education: Title IX Applies to Student-Athlete Payments
A U.S. Department of Education memo circulated Thursday may force some schools to reconsider how they plan to distribute direct payments to their men's and women's sports participants.
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US Department of Education offers guidelines on NIL
Name, image, and likeness is a hot topic that's not losing steam. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights released a memo Thursday offering guidelines. The nine-page document informs schools on the requirements of Title IX as it relates to NIL.
Department of Education Guidance: NIL Payouts Must Adhere to Title IX
The case settlement for House v. NCAA is due in two weeks, and the DOE has given their guidelines for moving forward.