Title VI Investigations
DSA investigators can be retained to conduct prompt, impartial investigations of Title VI allegations involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation based on race, color, national origin, and shared ancestry within an institution’s education programs and activities. DSA can conduct investigations in-person or virtually.
Many institutions utilize DSA investigative services if they do not have a volume of cases sufficient to justify hiring and training an investigator. Alternatively, there are institutions that use DSA to supplement their current investigative staff due to high volume of complaints or a particularly complex incident. In other cases, institutions use DSA when they have a high-profile case, have an accusation of bias in their process and require an external investigator, or a complaint in which an actual or perceived conflict of interest is most effectively remedied by employing an outside, impartial, and seasoned investigative team. Investigative references are available upon request.
Title VI Training Classes
D. Stafford & Associates offers national classes on relating to Title VI. To learn more about course offerings, visit the Title VI Classes page.
Additionally, D. Stafford & Associates can provide on-site or live, virtual training classes for individual institutions of higher education as well as consortia or systems that wish to bring Title Vi-related trainings to their employees/members. DSA will suggest the involvement of various campus administrators, depending on the identified needs of the institution.
Class options include:
- Title VI Coordinator Tier 1: Law and Policy
- Title VI Coordinator Tier 2: Institutional Response
- Title VI Investigator Tier 1: Investigating Race and Color Discrimination
- Title VI Investigator Tier 2: Investigating National Origin & Shared Ancestry Discrimination
If a campus is having a specific challenge in with Title VI-related incidents on campus and would like the training to focus on those areas, DSA can customize the training to fit the institution’s needs.