Title IX: Quick Facts

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News •

As a rape case roils Cornell, how is justice served on NC campuses? • Oct. 23, 2026, 3:05 PM ET (The Raleigh News & Observer)

Rochester Public Schools has not responded to or been contacted regarding alleged Title IX violations • Oct. 20, 2026, 7:31 AM ET (Rochester Post Bulletin)

Where the Supreme Court favors Trump on the emergency docket – and where it doesn’t • Oct. 19, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (SCOTUSblog)

A gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides campus sex assault cases • Oct. 14, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (PBS)

Facts

Also Known As	Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act
Date	June 23, 1972

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Louisville Cardinals women's basketball players jog onto the court wearing white Adidas More Is Possible shirts, with fans reaching out from the stands at the NCAA Women's Final Four.

Patsy Takemoto Mink smiles while hanging a sign reading "Rep. Patsy T. Mink (D-Hawaii)" on a door, marking her historic election to the U.S. Congress.

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