This 26-minute asynchronous eTraining provides higher education employees with an introduction to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its protections against discrimination based on race, color, and national origin. Designed for faculty, administrators, coaches and athletics staff, student affairs professionals, academic and support staff, and other institutional employees, the training explains how Title VI applies across higher education programs and activities and introduces common forms of prohibited conduct, including discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Participants will learn the institution’s responsibility to respond promptly to potential discrimination and to stop prohibited conduct, prevent its recurrence, and remedy its effects. The training also provides practical guidance for responding appropriately when a student or other community member discloses a concern, including connecting individuals with available support, and communicating potential next steps. Faculty and employees will gain a clearer understanding of their important role in recognizing and reporting potential Title VI concerns so that trained institutional personnel can provide support and take appropriate action.
Key Takeaways
- Understand the Decision-Maker’s Role and Responsibilities: Recognize the scope of Title VI, the decision-maker’s role in the resolution process, and the importance of procedural fairness, impartiality, and mitigating bias and conflicts of interest.
- Evaluate Evidence and Assess Credibility: Identify relevant and reliable evidence, assess the credibility of parties and witnesses, and objectively weigh evidence to support sound, defensible determinations.
- Apply Analytical Frameworks to Title VI Complaints: Use structured approaches to evaluate allegations of disparate treatment, hostile environment harassment, and retaliation, including assessing comparator evidence, legitimate nondiscriminatory explanations, pretext, and the totality of the circumstances.
- Make Fair and Well-Supported Determinations: Apply the appropriate standard of evidence, distinguish factual findings from final determinations, and consistently apply institutional policies to determine whether violations occurred.
- Develop Defensible Written Determinations: Clearly articulate findings, explain the rationale supporting decisions, and identify appropriate sanctions and remedies while maintaining thorough documentation.
Who Should Attend?
- Title VI Decision-makers
- Title VI Coordinators/Administrators