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  • Title IX Coordinator Selected

    I am pleased to share that Melissa E. Mayhan, J.D., has joined the Office of Institutional Equity as our deputy associate vice president and Title IX coordinator. In this role, she will oversee the university’s compliance with laws prohibiting sex-based discrimination, as provided by the Title IX section of the federal Education Amendments of 1972. Missy previously was senior associate general...
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  • Office hours April 21-23

    The Office of Institutional Equity recognize that events outside of campus may impact our Buckeye community. If you need help, we can offer assistance or guidance around supportive measures (including academic accommodations/deadline extensions, no contact directives, housing modifications, counseling support).OIE will be offering three Zoom sessions this week to offer answer questions or discuss...
  • Interim leader named for Institutional Equity

    Keesha Mitchell, JD, will join the university as interim associate vice president for the Office of Institutional Equity, effective Nov. 23. Keesha is a tested and capable public servant, who has served for the last 21 years in the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. For the last 10 years, Keesha has been the chief of the health care fraud section, where she has supervised a staff of 1...
  • New Title IX rule prompts university policy changes

    In May 2020, the U.S. Department of Education announced new Title IX regulations governing how federally funded schools address incidents of sexual harassment among students, faculty and staff. Ohio State recently revised two interim university policies and a faculty rule to comply with the regulations, which took effect Aug. 14. The revisions update definitions, supportive measures, procedures f...
  • Interim Title IX coordinator

    Molly Peirano, director of education and engagement, has been appointed to the additional role of interim Title IX coordinator. She succeeds Kellie Brennan, who has accepted a position at the University of California, Berkeley.