Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a Federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs and activities that receive Federal funds. It states:

"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."20 U.S.C. ch. 38 § 1681 et seq.

We are committed to providing a safe campus environment supporting the Title IX federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including:

  • Gender discrimination
  • Pregnancy discrimination
  • Sexual harassment
  • Sexual exploitation
  • Stalking
  • Intimate partner violence (including dating and domestic violence)
  • Nonconsensual sexual contact or intercourse (including sexual assault)

Contact Information

Office Hours:

  • Fall and Spring Semesters:  8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • Summer Semester:  8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Kirsti Arko, PhD
Title IX Coordinator
Assistant Director, Institutional Equity
Administration Bldg., Room 306
906-487-3310
titleix@mtu.edu

Susan Sullivan
Assistant Title IX Coordinator
Assistant Director, Institutional Equity
Administration Bldg., Room 304
906-487-3310
susulliv@mtu.edu

 

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