Settlement Agreement betweenSettlement Agreement • February 12th, 2020
Contract Type FiledFebruary 12th, 2020In January 2017, the United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Educational Opportunities Section, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah (collectively, the “Department” or “United States”), initiated a compliance review relating to whether Utah State University (“USU” or the “University”), a recipient of Department funding, failed to respond adequately to allegations of sexual harassment, including sexual assault, of students in its education programs and activities. On October 2, 2019, the United States notified the University of areas in which the Department alleges the University failed to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as amended, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1688, and its implementing regulations, 28 C.F.R. pt. 54, which prohibit sex discrimination in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance (referred to herein collectively as “Title IX”).