All Entries Tagged With: "Title IX"
Temple University Facing Title IX Probe
The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education has informed Temple University in Philadelphia that it has launched a Title IX investigation of the university’s athletic programs. Recently, the university announced the elimination of five men’s and two women’s varsity sports.
Duke University Expanding Opportunities for Women Student Athletes
Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, announced that it is adding women’s softball as a varsity sport. It is also adding athletic scholarships for women in fencing, rowing, swimming and diving, and track and field.
Women Have Made Gains Since the Enactment of Title IX, But the Job Is Not Finished
The National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education has published a 72-page booklet describing the progress that has been made since Title IX was enacted.
Butler University Resolves Title IX Compliance Review
Women made up nearly 60 percent of the undergraduate students at Butler University in Indianapolis. But women were only 36.5 percent of the university’s student athletes.
Adrian College Settles Title IX Complaint
The Education Department concluded that “women made up 49.7 percent of the student body, but were provided only 28.9 percent of the athletic opportunities.”
Jury Awards Woman $730,000 in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Texas Southern University
Surina Dixon was fired in 2008 as head women’s basketball coach without ever coaching a game.
Two Women File Suit Against Slippery Rock University
They claim they were victims of retaliation for speaking out against a male superior.
Title IX Complaints Filed Against Harvard Law School
Wendy J. Murphy, a professor at the New England School of Law, has filed multiple Title IX complaints with the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education against Harvard Law School on behalf of a woman student at the school. The complaints allege that the law school does not promptly investigate charges […]
