Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 protects people from discrimination based on sex in education programs or activities which receive Federal financial assistance.

Title IX states that:
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.

Education Programs and Activities Covered by Title IX

Programs and activities which receive ED funds must operate in a nondiscriminatory manner. These programs and activities may include, but are not limited to: admissions, recruitment, financial aid, academic programs, student treatment and services, counseling and guidance, discipline, classroom assignment, grading, vocational education, recreation, physical education, athletics, housing and employment. Also, a recipient may not retaliate against any person because he or she opposed an unlawful educational practice or policy, or made charges, testified or participated in any complaint action under Title IX. For a recipient to retaliate in any way is considered a violation of Title IX. The ED Title IX regulations (Volume 34, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 106) provide a detailed discussion of discrimination prohibited by Title IX.

For questions, concerns, or violations of the HT non-discrimination policy, please contact the following person(s) listed below:

Ms. Quinika Qualls, Title IX Coordinator / 512.505.3311 / Title9@htu.edu

Reports or inquiries of non-discrimination policy violations involving only students should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator or Mr. Wayne Knox, Judicial Council Adjudicator / judicialaffairs@htu.edu

Reports or inquiries of non-discrimination policy violations involving faculty, staff, or are related to on campus employment, should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator.

Reports or inquiries of non-discrimination policy violations involving students with disabilities should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator.

Reports or inquiries of non-discrimination policy violations involving student athletes should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator or Mr. Thomas Henderson, Athletic Director / 512.505.3283 / tchenderson@htu.edu

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, call the Office of Civil Rights at 1.800.421.3481.

In compliance with TEC section 51.253(c) The Annual CEO Report can be found here.