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Overview
Below is a list of former policy guidance that is currently under review by the Office for Civil Rights.



Document Date Title Date Under Review Statute
2011/02/1212/02/2011

Guidance on Voluntary Use of Race to Achieve Diversity or Avoid Racial Isolation

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  • "Dear Colleague" Letter PDF (1.78M) UNDER REVIEW
  • Guidance for K-12 Schools PDF (1.97M) UNDER REVIEW
  • Guidance for Postsecondary Schools PDF (1.87M) UNDER REVIEW
2021/07/3007/30/2021 Title IV
2013/09/2709/27/2013

Guidance on the Voluntary Use of Race to Achieve Diversity in Higher Education after Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin

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  • "Dear Colleague" Letter PDF (1.94M) UNDER REVIEW
    • En español (Spanish) PDF (1.83M) UNDER REVIEW
  • Questions and Answers PDF (1.98M) UNDER REVIEW
    • En español (Spanish) PDF (1.85) UNDER REVIEW
2021/07/3007/30/2021 Title VI
2014/05/0605/06/2014

Letter on Supreme Court ruling in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action

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  • "Dear Colleague" Letter PDF (1.75M) UNDER REVIEW
2021/07/3007/30/2021 Title VI
2016/09/3009/30/2016

Questions and Answers about the Supreme Court's 2016 ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin

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  • Questions and Answers PDF (1.66M) UNDER REVIEW
2021/07/3007/30/2021 Title VI
2014/01/0801/08/2014

Guidance Package to Enhance School Climate and Improve School Discipline Policies/Practices

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2021/07/3007/30/2021 Title VI
1994/02/2302/23/1994

Notice of Final Policy Guidance, Race-Based Student Financial Aid (59 Fed. Reg. 8756, Feb. 23 1994)

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2021/08/1908/19/2021 Title VI

 

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Page Last Reviewed:
August 20, 2021