Jan 17, 2025 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 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 in guidance issued Thursday that adds more confusion to the shifting landscape in college sports.. The nine-page memo from the department’s Office for Civil Rights said NIL money that goes to athletes should be treated ...

3 days ago · On January 16, 2024, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the organization that enforces Title IX, including athletic gender equity, released a nine-page informal Fact Sheet labeled: Ensuring Equal Opportunity Based on Sex in School Athletic Programs in the Context of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Activities (Fact Sheet). The timing of the release signals a last-minute effort by the Biden ...

2 days ago · The Fact Sheet offers limited guidance on a school's Title IX responsibilities concerning NIL payments from third parties (such as collectives) to athletes, which is a more prevalent scenario. It ...

3 days ago · The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which enforces Title IX and its implementing regulations, issued a fact sheet clarifying how NIL will be evaluated for Title IX ...

Jan 17, 2025 · A school may violate Title IX if the school fails to provide equivalent benefits, opportunities and treatment in the components of the school’s athletic program that relate to NIL activities,” the memo says, adding the obligation applies regardless of whether the athlete’s NIL is through the school or a third party.

Jan 17, 2025 · The keys for schools’ Title IX-compliant implementation will remain implementing an equitable NIL marketing strategy and structuring good-faith NIL valuations, as many schools have begun to do.

Jan 17, 2025 · The U.S. Department of Education released a fact sheet that provides guidance on educational institutions’ Title IX obligations with NIL compensation for college athletes.

Jan 16, 2025 · NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — 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 in guidance issued...

Apr 22, 2024 · The Biden administration’s proposed changes to Title IX regulations not only prompt universities to crack down on the regulation of sexual misconduct cases involving college athletes but also have additional effects on NIL rights, recruiting, and compliance efforts.

Jan 17, 2025 · The U.S. Department of Education has released guidance that says schools must make name, image, and likeness (NIL)-related compensation "proportionately" available.