New regulations from the United States Department of Education, which were scheduled to go into effect on August 1, 2024, have been vacated by a federal district court decision on January 9, 2025. Pursuant to this court decision and recent guidance from the United States Department of Education, we will be guided by the 2020 Title IX Regulations and the University’s policy in effect at that time. The University is making the necessary adjustments to comply with applicable regulations. Our commitment will continue to be focused on preventing sexual assault and other misconduct, supporting those who report experiencing harm, and conducting fair, transparent, and safe grievance processes that protect the rights of all parties.
It is important that all students review our updated policies and procedures. Our Title IX Grievance Policy applies to conduct including reports of sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that fall within Title IX definitions and jurisdiction. The Student Policy Prohibiting Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking covers other reports of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that have a reasonable connection to the University, but are not covered by Title IX. Finally, the Prohibited Bias and Discriminatory Harassment Policy addresses reports of bias and harassment, other than sexual harassment covered by Title IX. The full policies are available at hofstra.edu/titleix.
This webpage is not part of any policy and is not intended to be a complete statement regarding updates to the policies. Students should always consult the full policy for complete information. For questions regarding the above, please contact StudentTitleIX@hofstra.edu
