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{{Short description|U.S. Department of Education office responsible for preventing discrimination in education}} {{Infobox government agency |type = |seal = |seal_caption = |logo = |logo_caption = |formed = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} OR {{Start date and years ago|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> |preceding1 = |preceding2 = <!-- (etc.) --> |dissolved = |jurisdiction = |headquarters = [[Washington, D.C.]] |coordinates = <!--{{coord|LATITUDE|LONGITUDE|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}}--> |motto = |employees = |budget = <!-- (etc.) --> |chief1_name = [[Catherine E. Lhamon]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Catherine Lhamon, Assistant Secretary, Office for Civil Rights; Biography|url= https://www2.ed.gov/news/staff/bios/lhamon.html|work=U.S. Department of Education|date= November 17, 2021|access-date=2022-03-31}}</ref> |chief1_position = Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights |chief2_name = |chief2_position = <!-- (etc.) --> | chief3_name = | chief3_position = | chief4_name = | chief4_position = | chief5_name = | chief5_position = | chief6_name = | chief6_position = | chief7_name = | chief7_position = | chief8_name = | chief8_position = | chief9_name = | chief9_position = |parent_department = [[U.S. Department of Education]] |parent_agency = |child1_agency = |child2_agency = <!-- (etc.) --> |keydocument1 = [[Department of Education Organization Act]] |keydocument2 = {{USC|20|3413}}, {{USC|20|3441|notitle=1}} <!-- (etc.) --> |website = {{URL|http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html|ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr}} |map = |map_caption = |footnotes = |agency_type = |agency_name = Office for Civil Rights |nativename = |nativename_a = |nativename_r = |logo_width = |seal_width = |picture = |picture_width = |picture_caption = |superseding = |map_width = }} The '''Office for Civil Rights''' ('''OCR''') is a sub-agency of the [[U.S. Department of Education]] that is primarily focused on enforcing [[civil rights]] laws prohibiting schools from engaging in discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or membership in patriotic youth organizations. ==Mission== OCR is one of the largest federal civil rights agencies in the United States, with a staff of approximately 560 attorneys, investigators, and other staff. The agency can be found in twelve regional offices and in its [[Washington, D.C.]] headquarters. The Office for Civil Rights is responsible for ensuring compliance by schools that are public entities or recipients of federal education funds with several federal civil rights laws, including: * [[Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964]] (in {{USCFR|34|100}}, [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/101 101]), * [[Title IX]] of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 (in 34 C.F.R. [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/106 106]), * Title II of the [[Americans with Disabilities Act]] (in {{USCFR|28|35}}), * Section 504 of the [[1973 Rehabilitation Act|Rehabilitation Act of 1973]] (in 34 C.F.R. [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/104 104], [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/105 105]), * the [[Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act]] (in 34 C.F.R. [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/108 108]), and * the [[Age Discrimination Act of 1975]] (in 34 C.F.R. [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/110 110]). In the case of [[school bullying]] school districts may violate these civil rights statutes and the Department of Education's implementing regulations when peer harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, or disability is sufficiently serious that it creates a hostile environment and such harassment is encouraged, tolerated, not adequately addressed, or ignored by school employees. Under these federal civil rights laws and regulations, students are protected from harassment by school employees, other students, and third parties.<ref name="Letter to a Colleague"/> [[Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964]] prohibits discrimination based on race, ethnicity, and national origin<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Erica L. |date=2019-12-11 |title=Wider Definition of Judaism Is Likely to Aid Crackdown on Colleges |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/11/us/politics/trump-anti-semitism-judaism-nationality.html |access-date=2023-05-24 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> at federally funded post-secondary educational institutions. Although religion is not a protected characteristic in Title VI, there are cases of religious discrimination that also involve racial or ethnic discrimination. The “Marcus Doctrine,”<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-03-29 |title=Education Department Backs Away From Anti-Semitism Safeguards |url=https://www.nysun.com/article/national-education-department-backs-away-from-anti |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=The New York Sun |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Algemeiner |first=The |date=2023-09-29 |title='Unfinished Business': Biden Admin's New Actions Against Antisemitism Laudable But Not Enough, Expert Says - Algemeiner.com |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/09/29/unfinished-business-biden-admins-new-actions-against-antisemitism-laudable-but-not-enough-expert-says/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=www.algemeiner.com |language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |first=Mark |last=Goldfeder |date=2023-10-24 |title=UPenn donors were right |url=https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/upenn-donors-were-right/ |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=eJewish Philanthropy}}</ref> named for '''[[Kenneth L. Marcus]]''' who served as Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education for Civil Rights in two U.S. administrations and established in a 2004<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-10 |title=Title VI and Title IX Religious Discrimination in Schools and Colleges |url=https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/religious-rights2004.html |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=www2.ed.gov |language=en}}</ref> [[Dear Colleague letter (United States)|Dear Colleague Letter]], established that federal civil rights law protects members of other faiths when they are targeted due to their ancestry or ethnicity.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Klaff |first=Lesley D. |date=2011-12-01 |title=Fighting back against campus antisemitism |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&issn=23250895&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA286392069&sid=googleScholar&linkaccess=abs |journal=Journal for the Study of Antisemitism |language=English |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=747–759}}</ref> In September, 2023, the Biden administration announced that eight additional executive agencies adopted the Marcus Doctrine, in addition the U.S. Departments of Education, State and Justice, which had already been applying the policy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-28 |title=8 Federal Agencies For First Time Declare Civil Rights Act Protects Against Antisemitism |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/antisemitism-title-vi-biden-announcement_n_65153da9e4b0fa72d69d7cba |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldfeder |first=Mark |date=2023-10-04 |title=The Biden Administration National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism Reaffirms its Use of the IHRA Definition |url=https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/363459/the-biden-administration-national-strategy-to-counter-antisemitism-reaffirms-its-use-of-the-ihra-definition/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Jewish Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Leadership== The ''United States Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights'' is the head of the OCR. The Assistant Secretary is also the primary [[civil rights]] adviser to the [[United States Secretary of Education]]. Former Assistant Secretaries were: * Cynthia G. Brown (1980) * [[Clarence Thomas]] (1981–1982) * Harry M. Singleton (1982–1985) * LeGree S. Daniels (1987–1989) * [[Michael L. Williams]] (1990–1993) * [[Norma V. Cantu]] (1993–2001) * [[Gerald A. Reynolds]] (2002–2003) * Stephanie J. Monroe (2005–2008) * Russlynn Ali (2009–2012),{{Citation needed|date=April 2013}} * [[Catherine E. Lhamon]] (August 2013–January 2017). {{Citation needed|date=February 2017}}. * [[Kenneth L. Marcus]] (August 2018–July 2020) * [[Kimberly Richey]] (Acting) (August 2020-November 2021) * [[Catherine E. Lhamon]] (November 2021-present) == Guidance to educational institutions == The OCR issues "technical guidance" instructing K-12 schools and higher education institutions on how to comply with civil rights laws under its mandates. In 2001, the OCR interpreted Title IX obligations to include the prevention and punishment of on-campus sexual harassment.<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power|last=Carter|first=Jimmy|date=2014-03-25|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4767-7397-1|page=44}}</ref> The Obama administration's OCR has been active in issuing such guidance,<ref>{{Cite report | last1 = Borkowski| first1 = John W.| last2 = Samples| first2 = Elizabeth S.| last3 = Luningham| first3 = Katie Jo| title = US Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Guidance: An Update| access-date = 2016-06-13| date = 2016| url = http://www.integraed.com/Materials/OCR%20Report_R4.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117191123/http://www.integraed.com/Materials/OCR%20Report_R4.pdf |archive-date=2018-01-17}}</ref> including: * Eight Dear Colleague letters focused solely Title VI issues, covering topics such as voluntary consideration of race to avoid racial isolation in schools; avoiding immigration/citizenship status discrimination in the enrollment process; school discipline; and school obligations to ensure meaningful participation of English Learner students. Many of these letters have been controversial. For example, the school discipline letter has been criticized by Professor Gail Heriot (who sits on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights) and Alison Somin as both bad policy and beyond the scope of the powers of the Office for Civil Rights.<ref>{{cite journal |first1=Gail |last1=Heriot |first2=Alison |last2=Somin |url=https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3104221 |title=The Department of Education's Obama-Era Initiative on Racial Disparities in School Discipline: Wrong for Students and Teachers, Wrong on the Law |journal=Texas Journal of Law & Politics |year=2018|ssrn=3104221 }}</ref> * Seven Dear Colleague letters exclusively addressing a variety of Title IX topics such as sexual violence, pregnant and parenting students, the obligations of Title IX Coordinators, volunteer youth service organizations, compliance with Title IX's regulatory requirement to accommodate students’ athletic interests and abilities, and Title IX protections for transgender students. ** ''"Dear Colleague" Letter: Guidance on Addressing Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence'', issued April 4, 2011 ** ''Questions and Answers on Title IX and Single-Sex Elementary and Secondary Classes and Extracurricular Activities'' ** ''Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence'', issued April 29, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |author=Office of Civil Rights|title=Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence|date=April 4, 2011|url=http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/qa-201404-title-ix.pdf}}</ref> ** ''Dear Colleague Letter on Transgender Students'', issued jointly on May 13, 2016 with the Department of Justice, stating that both agencies regard Title IX's prohibition on sex discrimination to prohibit discrimination on the basis of a student's [[gender identity]] * Five Dear Colleague letters focused primarily on Section 504 and ADA issues. These letters dealt with addressing the need for educational technology to be accessible; effective communication for students with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities; FAQs regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 and the broadened definition of "disability;" access to extracurricular activities and sports; and disability-based bullying and harassment. == Civil Rights Data Collection == The Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) is a biennial data collection from all public schools in the country conducted by the OCR. The collection began in 1968 to collect data on leading civil rights indicators related to access and barriers to educational opportunity at the early childhood through grade 12 levels. The collection was formerly known as the Elementary and Secondary School Survey. The data collected is used by the OCR, Department of Education, education researchers, policymakers and scholars from many fields.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/19/769555063/key-changes-would-alter-the-governments-massive-survey-on-schools-and-civil-righ|title=Key Changes Would Alter The Government's Massive Survey On Schools And Civil Rights|website=NPR.org|date=October 19, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-11|last1=Marshall |first1=Alexis }}</ref> ==Sexual violence investigations== On May 1, 2014, the Office for Civil Rights released a list of higher education institutions with open [[Title IX]] sexual violence investigations.<ref name=EDAnnounce/> {{As of|2015|3|16}}, nearly 100 colleges and universities were under investigation.<ref name=war/> This list constitutes the first time the federal government has announced ongoing sexual violence investigations; previously investigations were known only to members of university and college communities.<ref name=Steinhauer/> When announcing the schools under investigation, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Catherine E. Lhamon suggested that "increased transparency will spur community dialogue about this important issue... and foster better public awareness of civil rights."<ref name=EDAnnounce/> The decision to release the names of universities and colleges under investigation was due to pressure from both the [[White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault]] and the [[New Campus Anti-Rape Movement]].<ref name=Newman/> Importantly, Lhamon continued, "a college or university's appearance on this list and being the subject of a Title IX investigation in no way indicates at this stage that the college or university is violating or has violated the law."<ref name=EDAnnounce/> There are critics of the list on both sides of campus anti-rape politics. Andrea Pino, a complainant against [[University of North Carolina|UNC-Chapel Hill]] and co-founder of [[End Rape on Campus]], told the Huffington Post that "announcing an investigation can open survivors to retaliation, and it's important that the OCR also take emphasis on providing survivors an option to opt out of having their investigation announced if it could endanger them, especially in small institutions where anonymity is less of an option."<ref name=Kingkade/> Organizations like FIRE have argued that the OCR list—along with its precursor the [[Dear colleague letter]]—violates the rights to due process for both institutions and individuals.<ref name=Smith/> On July 2, 2014, the Office for Civil Rights added 12 colleges and universities to its list,<ref name=twelve/> on July 10, 2014 one more was added,<ref name=Lamb/> and four more were named on July 30, 2014.<ref name=four/> === Concluded investigations === In November 2014, the Office for Civil Rights announced that it had found Princeton University in violation of [[Title IX]]. The Office and Princeton reached an agreement on a package of procedural reforms to bring it into compliance including mandatory training, a public awareness and bystander intervention campaign, reexamination of three years of past sexual violence complaints, improved coordination with law enforcement, and expanded documentation of sexual violence on campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/princeton-university-found-violation-title-ix-reaches-agreement-us-education-department-address-prevent-sexual-assault-and-harassment-students|title=Princeton University Found in Violation of Title IX, Reaches Agreement with U.S. Education Department to Address, Prevent Sexual Assault and Harassment of Students|date=2014-11-05|work=US Department of Education|access-date=2016-06-13}}</ref> == Shared Ancestry investigations == Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against discrimination based on shared ancestry. This includes both antisemitism and Islamophobia. College students and K-12 parents have filed complaints against their schools for being discriminated against based on shared ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=List of Open Title VI Shared Ancestry Investigations, Fiscal Year 2024 (beginning 10/1/2023) |url=https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/sharedancestry-list.html |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www2.ed.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapin |first=Andrew |date=2024-02-29 |title=Search our database of Title VI discrimination investigations at schools and colleges since Oct. 7 |url=https://www.jta.org/2024/02/29/united-states/search-our-database-of-title-vi-discrimination-investigations-at-schools-and-colleges-since-oct-7 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |language=en-US}}</ref> The Education Department has launched 31 new investigations into these complaints since October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knott |first=Katherine |title=4 More Colleges Face Civil Rights Investigations |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/2024/01/18/u-minnesota-four-others-facing-new-civil-rights-probes |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref> In November 2023, the Education Department released a new list of K-12 schools and colleges under investigation for incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, including Lafayette College, Cornell University, Columbia University, Wellesley College, University of Pennsylvania, and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and Kansas’ Maize Unified School District. Five of the complaints reported instances of antisemitism harassment and two report anti-Muslim harassment. “When students are targeted because they are — or are perceived to be — Jewish, Muslim, Arab, Sikh or any other ethnicity or shared ancestry, schools must act to ensure safe and inclusive educational environments where everyone is free to learn,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quilantan |first=Bianca |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Cornell and Columbia among 7 schools under scrutiny for antisemitism, Islamophobia |website=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/17/education-department-probes-7-schools-over-alleged-antisemitism-islamophobia-00127743 }}</ref> In May 2024, OCR opened an investigation into Emory University’s alleged discrimination against students with Palestinian, Muslim, or Arab ancestry. An 18-page complaint was filed on April 5 by students from the university in Atlanta and Georgia under title VI of the Civil Rights Act and is one of at least six Title VI claims made regarding prejudicial treatment of Palestinian, Muslim, and Arab students on campuses. Other schools with complaints include Columbia, Rutgers, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pratt |first=Timothy |date=2024-05-02 |title=Revealed: Emory University investigated over alleged anti-Muslim discrimination |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/may/02/emory-university-atlanta-investigation-alleged-anti-muslim-discrimination |access-date=2024-05-17 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In response to increases in discrimination complaints, on May 7, 2024, the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Dear Colleague Letter: Protecting Students from Discrimination, such as Harassment, Based on Race, Color, or National Origin, Including Shared Ancestry or Ethnic Characteristics. The Dear College Letter (DCL) doesn't hold the weight of law but offers valuable direction for adhering to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The DCL highlights protections under Title VI extend to characteristics of shared ancestry, ethnicity, and nationality, such as Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Arab, Israeli, Palestinian, or South Asian. Thus, educational facilities receiving federal financial assistance must comply with Title VI.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=Department of Education Issues Guidance for Title VI Compliance in Response to Increased Complaints - Jackson Lewis |url=https://www.jacksonlewis.com/insights/department-education-issues-guidance-title-vi-compliance-response-increased-complaints |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.jacksonlewis.com |language=en}}</ref> === Concluded investigations === On November 16, 2020, The University of Illinois, Jewish United Fund Chicago, Illini Hillel, Hillel International, Illini Chabad, Arnold & Porter, and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced a resolution agreement in response to a Title VI civil rights complaint filed against the university.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderson |first=Greta |title=U of Illinois, Jewish Groups Reach Resolution |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/11/17/u-illinois-jewish-groups-reach-resolution |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref> On April 4, 2023, OCR announced a Resolution Letter and Agreement mandating that the University of Vermont (UVM) implement changes due to its inadequate response to numerous complaints regarding harassment and discrimination on campus. UVM agreed to enhance its policies and procedures to reaffirm its dedication to combating prejudice and will be subject to increased federal supervision.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Auria |first=Peter |date=2023-04-03 |title=After federal investigation into antisemitism, University of Vermont agrees to make changes |url=http://vtdigger.org/2023/04/03/after-federal-investigation-into-antisemitism-university-of-vermont-agrees-to-make-changes/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=VTDigger |language=en-US}}</ref> No resolution agreements have been announced from the surge of new investigations launched after October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quilantan |first=Bianca |date=April 15, 2024 |title=College campus antisemitism hearing, take 2 |website=[[Politico]] |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-education/2024/04/15/college-campus-antisemitism-hearing-take-2-00152154 }}</ref> ==Further reading== * Melnick, R. Shep (2024). "[https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/for-2024-2011/html Inside the "Administrative State": The Enigmatic Office for Civil Rights]". ''The Forum''. ==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em|refs= <ref name=EDAnnounce>{{cite web |title=U.S. Department of Education Releases List of Higher Education Institutions with Open Title IX Sexual Violence Investigations |url=http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-list-higher-education-institutions-open-title-i |website=U.S. Department of Education |access-date=6 August 2014 }}</ref> <ref name=four>{{cite web|title=30 July 2014 List|url=http://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1237834/schools-under-investigation-for-possible-title.pdf|access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name=Kingkade>{{cite news|last1=Kingkade|first1=Tyler|title=55 Colleges Face Sexual Assault Investigations|work=[[Huffington Post]]|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/01/college-sexual-assault_n_5247267.html|access-date=10 October 2014|date=1 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name=Lamb>{{cite news|last1=Lamb|first1=Katherine|title=Education Dept. opens Title IX investigation of Brown|url=http://www.browndailyherald.com/2014/07/23/education-dept-opens-title-ix-investigation-brown/|access-date=6 August 2014|work=[[The Brown Daily Herald]]|date=23 July 2014}}</ref> <ref name="Letter to a Colleague">{{cite web|title=Letter to a Colleague|url=http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201010.pdf|publisher=United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights|access-date=November 9, 2011|author=Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights|date=October 26, 2010|quote=The statutes that [The Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Education] enforces include [[Civil Rights Act of 1964#Title VI|Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964]] (Title VI), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin; [[Title IX|Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972]] (Title IX), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; [[Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act|Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973]] (Section 504); and [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990#Title II - Public Entities .28and public transportation.29|Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]] (Title II). Section 504 and Title II prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. School districts may violate these civil rights statutes and the Department's implementing regulations, [[Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations|34 C.F.R.]] parts 100, 104, and 106, when peer harassment based on race, color, national origin, sex, or disability is sufficiently serious that it creates a hostile environment and such harassment is encouraged, tolerated, not adequately addressed, or ignored by school employees.}}</ref> <ref name=Newman>{{cite news |last1=Newman |first1=Jonah |last2=Sander |first2=Libby |title=Promise Unfulfilled? |url=http://chronicle.com/article/Promise-Unfulfilled-/146299/ |access-date=2014-08-09 |work=[[Chronicle of Higher Education]] }}</ref> <ref name=Smith>{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Robert|title=On Sexual Harassment and Title IX|work=[[RealClearPolitics]]|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/08/30/on_sexual_harassment_and_title_ix_111065.html|access-date=10 October 2014|date=30 August 2014}}</ref> <ref name=Steinhauer>{{cite news |last1=Steinhauer |first1=Jennifer |last2=Joachim |first2=David |title=55 Colleges Named in Federal Inquiry Into Handling of Sexual Assault Cases |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/us/politics/us-lists-colleges-under-inquiry-over-sex-assault-cases.html?_r=0 |access-date=6 August 2014 |date=1 May 2014 }}</ref> <ref name=twelve>{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=US Ed Dept adds 12 Schools to Title IX List|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140702/SCHOOLS/307020100|access-date=6 August 2014|date=2 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903094629/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140702/SCHOOLS/307020100|archive-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> <ref name=war>{{cite news | url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/03/15/making-war-unleashed-mass-rape/t2E3srSjgGdCvKmlj50caI/story.html | title = By making war, US unleashed mass rape | first = James | last = Carroll | newspaper = [[The Boston Globe]] | date = March 16, 2015 | access-date = March 16, 2015 }}</ref> }} ==External links== *[http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html Office for Civil Rights Website] *[http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/L-0168/menu.html Oral History Interview with Peter Holms (Director, 1973)] from [http://docsouth.unc.edu/sohp/ Oral Histories of the American South] {{ED agencies}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Civil Rights, Office Of}} [[Category:United States Department of Education agencies]] [[Category:Education in the United States]] [[Category:Civil rights organizations in the United States|Office for Civil Rights]]