Title IX Administrators: Interpreting a Rapidly Expanding Profession

Rebecca Woulfe, Rachel Christeson, Chris Tombari, Jon Schlesinger, Matthew Birnbaum

Abstract


This bounded case study of a multi-campus public university system in the Rocky Mountain Region explored the emergence of a new profession within the work of Title IX administrators. Key findings identify evidence associated with professional vacancy, controlling knowledge, and cultural shifts in society. Experiences of Title IX administrators, and their views of their own emerging profession, contributed to research findings, and supported implications for practice and policy.


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Title IX; Professions; Higher education; System of professions

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