New Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students: Updates to Title IX

Wednesday June 21, 2023 | 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. PST
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Ensuring pregnant and parenting students have the support they need to pursue their college education isn’t just the right thing to do—it can also be a legal requirement. For the first time in decades, Title IX regulations, which protect pregnant and parenting students, are being updated and expected to be in effect in October. Join us to explore the new legal requirements designed to provide proactive support for pregnant and parenting students. Our expert presenter, Jessica Lee from The Pregnant Scholar, will discuss the changes in the law and strategies for meeting these standards on your campus.

Featuring
Jessica Lee
Director, The Pregnant Scholar Initiative; Senior Staff Attorney, Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law

Jessica Lee is the Senior Staff Attorney at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco’s Center for WorkLife Law, and Director of the Center’s Pregnant Scholar Initiative, the nationwide legal resource center for pregnant and parenting students and postdocs. Jessica’s research and advocacy advances gender and racial equity in the workplace and in education, and she is a nationally-recognized expert on the laws at the intersection of employment, education, and maternal and infant health.

She provides a wide scope of partner organizations with know-your-rights training and strategic tools. Model legislation co-drafted by Jessica has been enacted in Congress and at the state level, she regularly advises state and local enforcement agencies, and Jessica has guided dozens of educational institutions through drafting and implementing family-responsive policies. She also provides know-your-rights resources and trainings to educate parents and change-makers on the legal rights of caregivers in the workplace and in education–translating complicated legal issues into approachable and useful tools for thousands of non-lawyers.

Her work has been covered by a variety of press, from the New York Times to the BBC, and her writing has appeared in publications ranging from Harvard Business Review and The Chronicle of Higher Education to law reviews and medical journals. 

Prior to joining the Center, Jessica was a Bertha Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights. Jessica earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University.

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About the Michelson Pregnant and Parenting Student Virtual Learning Series
As part of the Pregnant and Parenting Student Initiative, Michelson 20MM has launched a virtual learning series, The State of Pregnant and Parenting Students in California. Through the series we will bring together advocates, non-profit leaders, professors, researchers, administrators, policymakers, and students for robust conversations around best practices to ensure the success of pregnant/parenting students.