2026 - 2027 Title IX In Focus Free Webinar Series
Dates: August 27, 2026 - May 27, 2027
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET (12:00 - 1:00 PM CT)
Bricker Graydon Wyatt’s Title IX In Focus Free Webinar Series focuses on issues related to sexual misconduct, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. This series is aimed at helping colleges and universities comply with annual training requirements under the Illinois Preventing Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act (110 ILCS 155/1 et seq.) and the Clery Act (34 CFR § 668.46), in addition to ensuring ongoing discussions about practical strategies, legal updates, and trauma-informed practices.
Running from August 2026 through May 2027, each webinar will be presented by a member of Bricker Graydon Wyatt’s Higher Education team, and may feature guest speakers from our network of university partners, key government agencies, and seasoned professionals in the field of sexual misconduct and relationship violence.
Although we had our Illinois friends in mind when developing this series, it is open to anyone employed by a college or university.
If you would like to request specific content or are interested in serving as a guest speaker, please contact Jessica Galanos at jgalanos@bricker.com.
Attendance at these trainings is limited to employees of higher education institutions and other individuals who provide services to those institutions. Individuals who are unaffiliated with an institution will not be permitted to attend without prior approval.
Each session is pending approval by the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois and the Commission on Continuing Legal Education for the Ohio Supreme Court for 1.0 total CLE hours of instruction.
What HR Needs to Understand about Title IX
Date: Thursday, August 27, 2026
Time: 100 - 2:00 PM ET
As the legal landscape across higher education continues to evolve, it’s essential for Human Resources and Title IX teams to stay aligned on how reports are received, supported, documented, and addressed. This practical session will highlight where HR and Title IX responsibilities intersect, common coordination pitfalls, and best practices for communication, supportive measures, and process management.
Pregnancy and Parenting
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
This practical session focuses on institutional compliance responsibilities and day‑to‑day implementation—highlighting how to evaluate and coordinate reasonable modifications/supportive measures for pregnant, parenting, and lactating students and employees, how to manage requests through an interactive, well‑documented process, and where common pitfalls arise when responsibilities span multiple offices.
Peer-on-Peer Retaliation
Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
This session will focus on retaliation between students, including conduct that may constitute retaliation (intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination) and conduct that is likely not retaliation, but may be impacting the parties. We will connect the compliance obligations of Title IX to the reality of campus interactions, highlight common missteps, and offer practical strategies for coordinated response, documentation, and prevention.
Title IX Litigation Update
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
What are the courts saying about Title IX right now? This session will highlight recent Title IX litigation trends and their impact on colleges and universities to help campus teams stay informed on evolving legal developments. The webinar will track key themes across cases brought by student complainants, student respondents, and employees, along with emerging issues in athletics and compliance.
Understanding Neurodivergence in Title IX Investigations
Date: Thursday, February 25, 2027
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
With many community members identifying as neurodivergent, it is critical to recognize how standard investigative approaches can unintentionally disadvantage individuals who process, recall, and communicate differently, and how adjusting for those differences can make investigations more reliable and more equitable while maintaining impartiality. This session will discuss the intersection of trauma and neurodivergence, highlight practical considerations for evaluating credibility without defaulting to assumptions, and reinforce the importance of avoiding overgeneralizations when assessing the facts of a specific case.
FERPA and Public Records Considerations in Title IX Cases
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2027
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
This practical session will focus on navigating confidentiality and disclosure obligations when Title IX matters generate competing demands from parties, campus stakeholders, and external requesters. These competing demands highlight the interplay between Title IX and FERPA, common privacy pitfalls in case communications and evidence handling, and key considerations for responding to public records/media inquiries while protecting personally identifiable education records.
Sexualized Hazing and Title IX
Date: Thursday, April 29, 2027
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
Sexualized hazing can present fast-moving, high-risk situations that implicate multiple compliance lanes at once—often involving alcohol consumption, humiliation, and sex acts—requiring careful coordination between hazing policies, student organization misconduct processes, state hazing laws, and Title IX obligations. This session will highlight practical strategies for triage and investigation planning (including interim steps and role clarity), defensible documentation, and how to navigate related reporting and transparency requirements.
Title IX Litigation Update
Date: Thursday, May 27, 2027
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET
What are the courts saying about Title IX right now? This session will highlight recent Title IX litigation trends and their impact on colleges and universities to help campus teams stay informed on evolving legal developments. The webinar will track key themes across cases brought by student complainants, student respondents, and employees, along with emerging issues in athletics and compliance.