Title IX, NIL

Department of Education releases memo on student-athlete NIL pay, Title IX compliance
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights released a fact sheet on Thursday clarifying the rules of NIL payments and Title IX compliance.
Dept. of Ed: Title IX Applies for NIL Payments, Must Be Proportional for All Athletes
The U.S. Department of Education published a memo on Thursday providing guidance regarding name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation and its
Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletes
The nine-page memo from the department’s Office for Civil Rights said NIL money that goes to athletes should be treated the same as athletic financial aid — i.e., scholarships. It’s a position that, if it remains in place after President-elect Donald Trump takes office,
NCAA Athlete NIL Pay Must Be Title IX Compliant, Dept. of Education Says
The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued guidance regarding college athlete name, image and likeness, putting the onus on schools to ensure their male and female athletes receive propionate NIL opportunities and resources-regardless of whether the funding comes from external sources.
Dept. of Education says Title IX applies to payments to athletes
The direct payment plans that many major college athletic departments are making for athletes would violate Title IX law, according to a Department of Education memo.
Department of Education says Title IX will apply to athlete revenue sharing
According to Lavigne & Murphy of ESPN.com, a Department of Education memo stated that the plans many major college athletic departments are making for how they will distribute new direct payments to their athletes "would violate Title IX law.
Dept. of Education says NIL pay must be Title IX compliant
"OCR has long recognized that a school has Title IX obligations when funding from private sources, including private donations and funds raised by booster clubs, creates disparities based on sex in a school's athletic program or a program component," the release said.
DOE memo says NIL payments must be proportionate between male, female athletes, but guidance could be short-lived
The nine-page fact sheet says NIL payments qualify as “athletic financial assistance which, under Title IX, must be made ...
New Title IX guidance from President Biden's administration threatens to upend school rev-share plans in college sports
The outgoing administration's Department of Education dropped an 11th-hour salvo saying any payments must be “proportionately ...
New Title IX Guidance Could Provide Huge Financial Boon To Female Athletes
College sports has been upended by athletes gaining rights to profit off of their Name, Image, and Likeness. What was not ...
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US Department of Education offers guidelines on NIL
Name, image, and likeness is a hot topic that's not losing steam. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights released a memo Thursday offering guidelines. The nine-page document informs ...
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Department of Education Memo Could be Bad News for Clemson
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a memo on Thursday for guidance regarding student athletes ...
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Title IX Risk and Legal
Title IX, enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based ...