Training staff and students on Title IX and VAWA promotes awareness, prevents harassment, and ensures fair responses. Sharing Best practices and lessons learned helps create safer, more supportive, and accountable campuses.

I’ve learned the importance of prompt, fair, and informed responses to Title IX issues. Best practices include clear communication, providing resources, and ensuring confidentiality when requested. My action plan is to apply these procedures consistently, promote education and awareness, and support a safe campus environment. Successes include improved understanding of policies; challenges involve balancing confidentiality with campus safety.

One of the most valuable lessons I’ve taken from this course is how critical it is to go beyond just “knowing” Title IX and VAWA policies, and instead, learning how to apply them in real situations. Understanding the laws is one thing—but being prepared to respond when a student or colleague comes forward with a concern is what truly makes the difference in protecting our learning environment.

A strategy that has worked well for me is active listening combined with resource connection. When someone shares a concern, the natural instinct is to try to fix the problem immediately. However, I’ve… >>>

I will use this course to create and maintain a basis of understanding of title 9 and Vawa.