{"id":10,"date":"2018-01-22T22:14:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T22:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/training.wp.nau.edu\/amanda-sandbox\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-08-26T01:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T01:40:07","slug":"title-ix","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/title-ix\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Title IX Compliance and Services (TIXCS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Title IX<\/h1>\n\n\n
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Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended, protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in any educational program or activity operated by recipients of federal financial assistance. In accordance with Title IX, Northern Arizona University prohibits discrimination based on sex or gender in all its programs or activities. Sex discrimination includes sexual harassment, sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking. NAU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities that it operates, including in admission and employment. NAU is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination based on sex or gender and provides a number of supportive measures that assist students, faculty, and staff.<\/p>\n

One may direct inquiries concerning the application of Title IX to either or both the Title IX Coordinator or the U.S. Department of Education, Assistant Secretary, Office of Civil Rights.\u00a0 Please feel welcome to review the Title IX Brochure<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For information about resources for pregnant and parenting employees or students, please review Pregnancy and Parenting Resources at Northern Arizona University<\/strong><\/a>. To request support, please submit the Request for Pregnancy-related Adjustments Form<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Title IX Coordinator<\/h2>\n

The Title IX Coordinator is a campus official invested with independent authority to address and correct discrimination, harassment, and behaviors that constitute sexual misconduct. Elyce C. Morris was appointed as Title IX Coordinator in 2020.\u00a0 In this role, Morris is responsible for NAU’s institutional compliance efforts relating to Title IX, which includes various forms of sex-based discrimination and harassment.<\/p>\n

Morris has spent more than 20 years in dispute resolution, grievance management, and legal contexts at various academic institutions.\u00a0 Morris earned an A.B. in English and in History from The College of William and Mary, a J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, and an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.<\/p>\n

Contact Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elyce C. Morris\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Vice President and Chief Civil Rights Officer<\/p>\n

Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX (OCRCTIX)<\/p>\n

Old Main, First Floor
\nPO Box 4116
\nFlagstaff, AZ 86011
\nPhone: 928-523-5434<\/a>
\nE-mail: TitleIX@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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