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        <description><![CDATA[ The report illustrates the office&#39;s significant work and documented trends at the university from the 2024-25 academic year.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Beth Valentine named new ADA director </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Valentine will serve as the institutional compliance officer to ensure the university complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. ]]></description>
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        <title>Keep C.A.L.M. for Title II digital accessibility </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Wilder is a U.S. Air Force veteran and a senior director for D.C. building operations since 2023. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Improve Campus Accessibility project will support pedestrian mobility in the southeastern residential region with a continuous universally accessible pathway stretching from East Eggleston Hall, through the Peddrew-Yates quad, and ultimately connecting to the Quillen Spirit Plaza.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, is now an accounting supervisor with the University Bursar’s Office. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hartley, a U.S. Navy veteran, is now civil rights compliance coordinator in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Anderson retired as a colonel and is now an adjunct professor in the Department of Finance. ]]></description>
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        <title>Spotlight on sexual violence prevention development opportunities </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A message from Amy Sebring, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Frances Keene, vice president for student affairs.    ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The office brings professionals focused on sexual violence prevention under one shared identity with shared resources, data, and strategies. In the last year, its staff delivered about 100 programs, reaching more than 3,550 participants. ]]></description>
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        <title>Join the Student Title IX Advisory Board </title>
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        <title>How to report a physical barrier on campus</title>
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        <title>ADA Title II compliance target date announced, resources available  </title>
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        <title>Virginia Tech marks 53rd anniversary of Title IX </title>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/2025/04/crcpe-titleiv-awareness.html</link>
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        <title>Civil rights and education in greater Washington, D.C., area</title>
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        <title>Learn more about the employee health survey findings</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/2025/05/hokie-wellness-survey.html</link>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/05/hokie-wellness-employee-survey-recap.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A total 1,730 faculty, staff, and non-student wage employees participated in the National Faculty Staff Health Assessment through the American College Health Association this past fall. ]]></description>
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        <title>Voluntary self-identification of veteran status, disability, race, and ethnicity</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/2025/04/crcpe-selfid-veterans.html</link>
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        <title>Title IX 2023-24 annual report available</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Each member of our community has a vital role to play in making a difference at Virginia Tech. Whether through supporting those impacted, raising awareness, reporting, or engaging in prevention initiatives, we all contribute to the collective effort to address these issues. ]]></description>
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        <title>Include accommodation statement in university event notices</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/2025/04/crcpe-accommodation-statement.html</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:31:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Spotlight on Civil Rights Compliance development opportunities</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/2025/04/crcpe-trainings-2025.html</link>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:56:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Join SVPE for Sexual Assault Awareness Month</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/2025/03/svpe-crcpe-sexual-assault-awareness-month.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Shared governance in action: The staff perspective</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/03/shared-governance-in-action--the-staff-perspective.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ At Virginia Tech, the shared governance system among faculty, staff, administrative and professional faculty, undergraduate students, and graduate students allows community members to be heard and represented. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech’s second annual Accessibility Awareness Week to begin March 31</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/03/crcpe-tlos-accessibility2025/tlos-crcpe-accessibility2025.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ This six-day event provides a wide array of learning opportunities and resources that engage the university community to think, discuss, learn, and take action regarding digital and physical accessibility.  ]]></description>
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        <title>ADA Title II compliance target date announced, resources available</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/2025/03/crcpe-tlos-titleii-site-launch.html</link>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Call for nominations: Office for Civil Rights Compliance and Prevention Education Impact Award</title>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:12:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Accessibility Awareness Week aims to increase awareness and provide resources</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/notices/2025/03/crcpe-tlos-aaw.html</link>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:53:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Civil Rights Compliance and Prevention Education 2023-24 annual report available</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/03/crcpe-annual-report-available.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A message from Associate Vice President for Civil Rights and Prevention Education Kelly Oaks. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>University equal opportunity statement 2025 update</title>
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        <title>Office for Equity and Accessibility changes name of office</title>
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        <title>Angela Catena named new Title IX coordinator</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Caten has more than 13 years of experience in higher education, previously serving as Title IX coordinator at the University of New Mexico, where she specialized in sexual harassment prevention, Violence Against Women Act compliance, and nondiscrimination.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Hokie veteran spotlight: Jasmine Tucker</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/11/oea-veteranspotlight-jasminetucker.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Tucker is a retired first sergeant in the United States Army and senior affirmative action specialist at Virginia Tech since 2023. ]]></description>
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        <title>Hokie veteran spotlight: Jeremiah Gwozdziewycz</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/11/oea-veteranspotlight-gwozdziewycz.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Gwozdziewycz is a U.S. Army veteran and division operations coordinator for the Intelligent Systems Division of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute since 2023. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Fricker is a U.S. Navy veteran, vice provost for faculty affairs, and professor of statistics. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A message from Amy Sebring, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Frances Keene, vice president for Student Affairs. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:24:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Sexual Violence Prevention and Education Office will be led by the new director of sexual violence prevention, Jennifer Wiggins. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Inspired by her experience as a new parent, Ainul Huda took on a project to expand the information available in Hokie Wellness&#39; lactation room database and the interactive campus map. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ We can all do our part by taking the time to become familiar with the network of programs, policies, and procedures related to the university’s work to prevent and, when necessary, respond to discrimination and harassment. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Completed elevator towers, planned compliant pathways advance campus accessibility</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Both projects will help provide accessible navigation through the North Academic District.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Blythe will assume his new role on Aug. 16 while continuing with his current position responsibilities. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech marks 60th anniversary of Civil Rights Act</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The university&#39;s Office for Equity and Accessibility (OEA) guides its efforts to maintain working and learning environments free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On June 11, the committee received a combined design preview and review for a new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant pathway in the North Academic District as well as a presentation on Virginia Tech’s process and progress made toward addressing and prioritizing physical accessibility improvements on the Blacksburg campus.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative Summit, held on April 18, was an opportunity to share what the initiative&#39;s steering committee learned ahead of submitting its strategic plan to university leadership. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 09:27:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Membership in Action Collaborative marks milestone for sexual violence prevention work</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has accepted Virginia Tech into the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. The peer network is dedicated to making higher education a safer environment in which to work and learn.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Title IX 2022-23 annual report now available</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/02/oea-title-ix-2022-23-annual-report.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A message from Title IX Coordinator Katie Polidoro. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2024/01/oea-annual-report.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Together, through our daily work, we find ways to overcome the challenges and create space for every individual to feel valued. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Championing digital accessibility at Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Scott Chandler has served Virginia Tech as the ADA and Accessibility Services team’s Section 508 compliance and digital accessibility officer in the Office for Equity and Accessibility since September 2021. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>National Disability Employment Awareness Month event highlights workplace inclusivity</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/11/oea-ndeam-fall-2023-inclusivity.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech community gathered for a keynote session and panel discussion of best practices for fostering inclusive workplaces on Oct. 17. ]]></description>
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        <title>Follow the map: Interactive campus map</title>
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        <title>Presidential initiative&#39;s next phase to focus on sexual violence prevention</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative will continue as a presidential priority with a reframed governance structure and steering committee. Applications are currently being accepted for two new student advisory committees. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/09/hr-2023-annual-notice-rights-and-responsibilities.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A message from Amy Sebring, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Frances Keene, vice president for Student Affairs. ]]></description>
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        <title>Message from Title IX Coordinator Katie Polidoro</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ We can support those who experience violence by sharing information about resources and respecting their deeply personal choices about how and when to seek help.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Blacksburg campus accessibility improvements continue with additional capital construction project</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/08/facilities-accessibility.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors&#39; Buildings and Grounds Committee approved in a combined design preview and review a universally designed pathway in the North Academic District that will offer a new route for campus visitors traversing from the Perry Street Garage and Multi-Modal Transit Facility to the Drillfield.    ]]></description>
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        <title>How to report a physical barrier on campus</title>
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        <title>University leaders cultivate community with restorative justice</title>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/03/oea-annual-report.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A message from Office for Equity and Accessibility Associate Vice President Kelly Oaks. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Preserving Virginia Tech’s commitment to a safe and inclusive environment is a responsibility that is shared by every member of our community. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cleary, who brings outside expertise on matters related to sexual violence to the university, is another important part of the university’s efforts to address sexual violence within the campus community. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/04/oea-titleix-annual-report.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech remains committed to ensuring that the university is a safe and inclusive environment and is working toward a campus free from gender-based violence.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Sexual Violence Culture and Climate Work Group, established in November by President Tim Sands to look at ways to address sexual violence within the campus community, has enlisted student volunteers to get their perspectives and to help with their work. The group also has revamped communications efforts, with plans for a new web page and a new email alert, and started the framework for a cultural transformation at Virginia Tech.  ]]></description>
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        <title>New Duck Pond Drive pathway to provide enhanced safety and accessibility routes</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/12/duck-pond-pathway.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A new asphalt pathway along Duck Pond Drive has been developed to enhance pedestrian and traffic safety while providing an accessible route through an area where a sidewalk did not previously exist. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/12/oea-cawgreport.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Establishing and hiring a new 508 compliance and digital accessibility officer, implementing a pathway enhancement crew, and launching a central funding structure are among the accessibility enhancements included in the 2020-21 Campus Accessibility Working Group Annual Report. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/11/president-group.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The 21-member group will look at Virginia Tech’s current prevention measures and offer new recommendations and strategies to combat sexual violence. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The six-story building will provide four floors of office space leased to multiple Virginia Tech departments when completed. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Newly formed pathway enhancement crew, ADA campus accessibility architect among campuswide efforts to increase equal access and improved mobility for all on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/unirel-sexualassault-2021.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech is confronting the immeasurable suffering inflicted upon victims of sexual violence by offering support measures for healing, stewarding an equitable Title IX process, and keeping an intense focus on preventative programming that involves the entire campus community.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech&#39;s Blacksburg campus master plan awarded merit for accessible design efforts</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/09/master-plan-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The 2.1-mile Infinite Loop and 3.5 miles of Green Links are two key outcomes of the master plan. ]]></description>
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        <title>It’s a balancing act: Capital construction, road closures, and a lot of patience</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Vice President for Campus Planning, Infrastructure, and Facilities Chris Kiwus provides an inside look into the countless construction and enhancement projects happening at Virginia Tech this summer – and what it takes to coordinate all of these efforts. ]]></description>
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        <title>Elaine Gall, university building official, set to retire</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A champion for continuous improvement, partnership-building, and elevating opportunities for women in construction, Gall is set to retire on March 31. Established in 2010, the Office of the University Building Official has primary responsibility for the management and enforcement of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Office of Audit, Risk, and Compliance coordinates Virginia Tech&#39;s compliance program and helps the university community meet its obligations and manage risks.  Corporate Compliance &amp; Ethics Week, Nov. 1-7, spotlights this work. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech implements new Title IX regulations</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Given the short timeframe for implementing the federal regulations, university leaders acted on the required elements while planning to seek further input from students and employees. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech essential employees’ exceptional stories of service and commitment offer valuable insights into the problem-solving, empathy, and hard work required to maintain critical operations during dynamic times.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech celebrates 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Signed into law in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, the landmark civil rights legislation increases access and opportunity for individuals with disabilities across community life, including employment. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Karisa A. Moore will serve as the interim executive director for equity and access while the Department of Human Resources conducts a national search to fill the position. ]]></description>
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