Training for Title IX Staff, Investigators, Adjudicators, and other Facilitators
In response to 34 C.F.R., Part 106.45(b)(10) of the 2020 Title IX Final Rule, Hobart and William Smith College are required to publicly share all materials used to train Title IX personnel at the University. Any materials used to train Title IX Coordinators, Investigators, Adjudicators, and any person who facilitates an Informal Resolution process, will not rely on sex stereotypes and will promote impartial investigations and adjudications of Formal Complaints of Prohibited Conduct. All staff in the Office of Title IX Programs and Compliance, Investigators, Adjudicators, and any person who facilitates an informal resolution process will receive training on: the definition of sexual harassment and Prohibited Conduct; the scope of the Colleges' education program or activity; how to conduct an investigation and grievance process including hearings, appeals, and informal resolution processes (as applicable); and how to serve impartially, including by avoiding prejudgment of the facts at issue, conflicts of interest, and bias. Investigators will receive training on issues of relevance to create an investigative report that fairly summarizes relevant evidence. Adjudicators will also receive training on any technology used at a live hearing and on issues of relevance of questions and evidence, including when questions and evidence about the Complainant's sexual predisposition or prior sexual behavior are not relevant. Also, the trainings will include external and internal members of the Title IX team. The University will continue to post access to training materials through this website to the extent necessary to comply with Title IX.
The Title IX regulations (34 C.F.R.C.F.R. part 106) further require Hobart and William Smith College to publicly provide information on these trainings starting August 14, 2020. A list of trainings attended by these individuals is available. This list includes all trainings attended post-August 14, 2020. The list consists of the materials used in training, all of which are provided for public review. These trainings are both internal and external.
Additionally, this list will include training materials from external and internal Title IX team members. You may read Hobart and William Smith College’s policy in its entirety here. These materials will be kept for seven years and can be viewed below.
