The University of Oklahoma is one of a number of universities currently under Title IX investigations by the U.S. Department of Education.
Title IX prohibits gender discrimination in all education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.
Possible policy violations include gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual violence, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking and pregnancy discrimination, though the exact violation for which OU is being investigated is not yet known.
OU is one of 194 other universities under investigation, including four other Oklahoma institutions: Northeastern State University, Langston University, Oklahoma State University and the University of Tulsa.
“We are aware of the investigation and we’re cooperating with that fully,” Bobby Mason, university equal opportunity officer and Title IX coordinator, said.
The school only reaches out to students about current Title IX investigations if “there is a perceived ongoing threat,” said Mason.
Mason said the University of Oklahoma takes all cases of sexual misconduct very seriously, but was “unable to comment on an ongoing investigation.”
