Title IX, NIL

DOE Title IX memo issues new guidance in paying NIL student-athletes
The U.S. Department of Education has released guidance that says schools must make name, image, and likeness (NIL)-related compensation "proportionately" available.
Department of Education releases memo on student-athlete NIL pay, Title IX compliance
The Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights released a fact sheet on Thursday clarifying the rules of NIL payments and Title IX compliance.
Dept. of Ed: Title IX Applies for NIL Payments, Must Be Proportional for All Athletes
The U.S. Department of Education published a memo on Thursday providing guidance regarding name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation and its
DOE memo says NIL payments must be proportionate between male, female athletes, but guidance could be short-lived
The nine-page fact sheet says NIL payments qualify as “athletic financial assistance which, under Title IX, must be made available to male and female student-athletes in a manner that is substantially proportionate to the number of students of each sex participating in interscholastic or intercollegiate athletics at that school.”
Explaining what Department of Education's startling Title IX memo could mean for revenue-share future
Last June, a month after the landmark House settlement was agreed to, NCAA president Charlie Baker told a group of athletes and administrators assembled in Atlanta that he'd like to see guidance on a national standard for how Title IX fits into revenue sharing.
NCAA Athlete NIL Pay Must Be Title IX Compliant, Dept. of Education Says
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued guidance regarding college athlete name, image and likeness, putting the onus on schools to ensure their male and female athletes receive proportionate NIL opportunities and resources—regardless of whether the funding comes from external sources.
OCR Confirms Title IX Applies to Institutions’ Direct NIL and Revenue-Sharing
On January 16, 2025, the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Education – the agency responsible for enforcing Title IX at institutions
Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to directly pay NIL money
Plans for colleges to pay athletes directly for their name, image and likeness deals would run afoul of Title IX, the Department of Education said.
Department of Education Warns NCAA Schools That NIL Deals May Implicate Title IX Obligations
The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments,
New Title IX Guidance Could Provide Huge Financial Boon To Female Athletes
College sports has been upended by athletes gaining rights to profit off of their Name, Image, and Likeness. What was not long as close as high-level
DOE Issues More Guidance on Title IX Application to Athlete Pay
Financial assistance, including revenue-sharing, has to be equitable. The post DOE Issues More Guidance on Title IX Application to Athlete Pay appeared first on Front Office Sports.
New Title IX guidance from President Biden's administration threatens to upend school rev-share plans in college sports
The outgoing administration's Department of Education dropped an 11th-hour salvo saying any payments must be “proportionately ...
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US Department of Education offers guidelines on NIL
Name, image, and likeness is a hot topic that's not losing steam. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights released a memo Thursday offering guidelines. The nine-page document informs ...
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Title IX Risk and Legal
Title IX, enacted as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based ...