Episode 63: A View from the Ground with ICS Specialist Brittany Gates

Author: Courtney Bullard
Published: Tue 19 Nov 2024
Episode Link: https://thelawandhighered.libsyn.com/episode-63-a-view-from-the-ground-with-ics-specialist-brittany-gates

Is community the greatest asset to a Title IX Coordinator? Today’s guest began as a client and Community Partner before joining the team here at ICS. Brittany Gates is a mental health expert who serves as a Title IX and Equity Specialist at Institutional Compliance Solutions, LLC, and we begin today’s conversation with how she got into the Title IX space. We learn about Brittany’s entry into Title IX, her first experience with ICS, the benefits of being a Community Partner, and what her daily role at ICS entails. Brittany then describes the difficulties of navigating new and constantly changing Title IX regulations as an Interim Title IX Coordinator for institutions under different regulations. She also explains the benefits utilizing an Interim Title IX Coordinator for institutions and/or districts who may be experiencing a gap in staffing. To end, Brittany gives some words of advice to Title IX Coordinators on how to nurture their own mental health, and the mental health of those Coordinators interact with each da.

Key Points From This Episode:

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Brittany Gates walks us through her path to doing Title IX work.
Brittany’s first experience of ICS as a client, coordinator, and Community Partner.
The benefits of being a Community Partner as a new Title IX coordinator and amidst new regulations.
What Brittany’s role as the Title IX and Equity Specialist at ICS entails.
The difficulties of navigating fluctuating regulations.
How the concerns of ICS have changed from when Courtney founded it to now.
The benefits for schools in hiring an Interim Title IX Coordinator when there is a gap in staffing.
Title IX, equity, and mental health considerations for an increasingly volatile world.
Brittany’s final words of wisdom and hope.