University System of Maryland updates Title IX policy to reflect new federal requirements

The University System of Maryland Board of Regents voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to update Title IX policies to reflect new federal language and requirements that take effect Thursday. Katherine Bainbridge, chief of the Higher Education Division at the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, explained before the vote that the changes restore some protections pulled back in 2020, add protections for pregnant students and outline new procedures for students filing sexual misconduct complaints.