Swinton quoted in Inside Higher Ed on the role of Title IX Coordinators

“It’s emotionally and psychologically draining, especially for Title IX coordinators who don’t have a background in student affairs – who aren’t used to the emotional toll of these kinds of cases,” said Daniel Swinton, associate executive director of the Association of Title IX Administrators, or ATIXA, a national professional group formed three years ago in part to provide a sense of community among coordinators.

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Free Webinar from ATIXA

Train Your Team for Free with ATIXA! Join us at our free Mandated Reporter Training Preview scheduled for Tuesday, January 20th, 2015 beginning at 1:00pm ET. This one-hour event will consist of a screening of the most widely applicable version of ATIXA’s Mandated Reporter Training for Employees: Reporting Sex/Gender Discrimination, Harassment and Campus Crime, followed by a live Q&A with Brett A. Sokolow, Esq., ATIXA’s Executive Director and Daniel C. Swinton, J.D., Ed.D, ATIXA’s Associate Executive Director.

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Washington Post covers Lewis’s workshop to D.C. State Athletic Association

“The goal of the workshop is to educate employees about the mandates and requirements under Title IX,” Lewis said. “The other goal is to educate people about the spirit of Title IX. When you set mandates aside, what are you really trying to accomplish — which is equality of access for everyone.”

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NBC29.com covers Sokolow's statement on UVa crisis

Sokolow says he hopes UVA's crisis becomes a catalyst for change nationwide. “I hope this is also a harbinger for other campuses that, to the extent, these cultures exist on their campuses. It's time to take this on as well.”

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Sokolow quoted again in The Daily Progress on UVa case

Violating Title IX is like violating a student’s First Amendment right, in that it can’t be reported to police, said Brett Sokolow, executive director of the Association of Title IX Administrators. The school isn’t investigating whether a crime was committed; it’s investigating whether someone’s civil rights were violated.

And if schools were required to report to police, Sokolow said, it would prevent nearly all victims from coming forward. Title IX gives students another outlet.

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