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.”
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.
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
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.
Title IX memo throws wrench in plans for schools to pay NIL money directly to athletes
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.
DOE says Title IX applies to direct payment of college athletes
A Department of Education memo defines NIL as financial aid that must be proportionally available for male and female college athletes.
New Title IX Guidance Reshapes NIL Payments in College Athletics
OCR’s Title IX guidance reshapes college athletics by requiring proportional NIL revenue sharing between male and female athletes, challenging budgets.
Department of Education guidance puts equal student athlete pay under Title IX
Thursday the outgoing Department of Education sent out guidance on college athletics and its future model of profit sharing.
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Outgoing Biden Team: NIL Money Must Be Shared Equally Between Male and Female Athletes
Payments to college athletes through revenue-sharing agreements or from name, image and likeness deals “must be made proportionately available to male and female athletes,” the Biden administration ...
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Title IX Gender Equity Mandate Applies to NIL Activity, Department of Education Confirms
In long-awaited guidance, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) officially confirmed what many Title IX practitioners ...
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Title IX requiring NIL money to be distributed equally across genders
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The NIL era of college athletics is getting another big twist, this time courtesy of Title IX. The Department of Education determined in a memo that Title IX applies ...
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Department of Education releases memo on student-athlete NIL pay, Title IX compliance
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released guidance on Thursday regarding name, image and likeness (NIL) pay and its compliance under federal Title IX rules. The office put ...
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Biden Administration Challenges Trump on NCAA Settlement and Title IX
Booster-funded NIL collectives, an unregulated transfer ... future revenue-sharing payments to athletes will be subject to Title IX scrutiny, and the DOJ has stated in a letter of interest that ...
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 ...