WHAT IS TITLE IX?

"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."

--Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

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For more information on Title IX and Mercer: 

 https://titleix.mercer.edu/titleix.cfm

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Mercer University Sexual Misconduct and Relationship Violence Policy:

https://titleix.mercer.edu/www/mu-titleix/upload/SMRV-Policy-October-2017.pdf

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WHO IS MERCER UNIVERSITY'S TITLE IX COORDINATOR

Melissa M. Graham, M.S.

Office of Audit and Compliance
315 Newton Chapel (Macon Campus)
(478) 301-2788
Graham_MM@mercer.edu or TitleIX@mercer.edu

ARE MERCER UNIVERSITY COUNSELORS MANDATED TITLE IX REPORTERS?

No. Unlike other staff or faculty at Mercer, counselors at CAPS are able to provide a space for students to confidentially disclose a sexual assault and for the student to arrive at a decision whether or not to report the incident.

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To make an appointment with a counselor call 678-547-6060