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Massachusetts Adds Transgender Protection to Anti-Discrimination Laws
by Title IX Blog
posted November 18, 2011 at 10:06pm

In my home state of Massachusetts, the legislature recently added a prohibition against discrimination on the basis of gender identity to anti-discrimination laws that cover education. Gender identity is defined int he law to mean "a person's gender-rela...more

Acknowledging the price of college athletes
by Sports, Media & Society
posted November 17, 2011 at 2:26pm

ESPN the Magazine recently teamed up with MIT researchers to determine the value of college athletes at Florida University. (The article can also be found here through ESPN’s Insider service.) The results shouldn’t be surprising to anybody who knows ...more

NACWAA Action Regarding Recent NCAA Division I Legislation
by NACWAA Blog: Inspiring Perspectives
posted November 16, 2011 at 12:13am

Author: NACWAA Dear Members, We would like to make you aware of our recent activity in response to significant reform recommended by the NCAA Division I Presidential Retreat working groups and passed by the NCAA Board of Direct...more

Imani Stafford chooses Texas
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 14, 2011 at 10:47pm

10 Imani Stafford is headed to Texas to be a Longhorn. Texas is looking good now.#17 Kahleah Cooper has picked Rutgers. ESPN's Rutgers analysis. ...more

More Notes on a Scandal: Cultures of Compliance (the Penn State/Berkeley comparison)
by From A Left Wing
posted November 12, 2011 at 5:06pm

The other week, my university's Chancellor sent out a message encouraging people to respect each other's differences - be they cultural, political, religious, academic, etc. It's the kind of thing administrators generate to look like they are doing the ...more

Penn State's manual for receiving reports of harassment (more notes on a scandal)
by From A Left Wing
posted November 12, 2011 at 4:43pm

College campuses are obliged to have policies regarding sexual harassment/sex discrimination. These very broad overlapping categories include sexual assault and the systemic cover-up of abusive behavior within a department. These kinds of a matters are ha...more

Reflections on Penn State: A Brief Look Back, to Colorado
by From A Left Wing
posted November 12, 2011 at 11:23am

As we read one editorial after another expressing outrage at Penn State's failure to respond to complaints regarding Sandusky, and try to wrap our minds around the consequences of this "scandal," we should step back and remember that U.S. universities hav...more

Maryland athletics cutting teams
by Title IX Blog
posted November 10, 2011 at 9:34am

University of Maryland has some tough decisions to make. The department, which is required to be self-sustaining (no money from the general fund; it does receive student fees) is not. Facing major deficits, it now faces the task of cutting teams--many tea...more

Interesting start to the revelation of the effects of living stipends for athletes
by Title IX Blog
posted November 9, 2011 at 9:43am

Who was going to pull the trigger first, we wondered, when we heard about the NCAA's approval of living stipends for DI student-athletes.Erin noted the Title IX implications. But would schools and leagues realize them? Would a school be bullied into provi...more

NCAA releases student-athlete participation numbers
by Title IX Blog
posted November 4, 2011 at 3:29pm

The numbers of student-athletes participating in NCAA championship sports has increased again this year. As has been the case for over a decade, there are more women's teams than men's teams. And has been the case since--well, since the inception of the ...more

College sports, “amateurism”, and track
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 3, 2011 at 1:49am

Over at Grantland.com, Charlie Pierce posted an article titled The Beginning of the End for the NCAA. He begins by talking about Curt Flood and his 1970 challenge to baseball’s reserve clause, and making comparisons to the NCAA’s (recently deposed) r...more

NCAA VB Weekend Update: #1 Nebraska Falls
by Bethany
posted November 1, 2011 at 5:38pm

#8 Penn State Defeats #1 Nebraska in Four...more

NCAA Approves Major Changes in Scholarships, Recruiting
by Swish Appeal
posted October 27, 2011 at 6:23pm

NCAA Approves Major Changes in Scholarships, Recruiting The reporting does not go in depth, but it look as if all of the NCAA rules changes that observers expected will take place. The biggest changes: conferences now have the right to add $2000 to in...more

Penn State Cross Country 2011-The Inside Scoop
by CaitlinLane
posted October 26, 2011 at 3:31pm

Hello Women Talk Sports readers! This is my first blog for the website and I am so excited to have this opportunity to share my experiences with all of you! A big thank you to Ann Gaffigan for this opportunity! Here’s a little background informa...more

U.S.A. Softball: Wins Their 8th Gold Medal at Pan American Games!
by Dirt-n-the skirt
posted October 23, 2011 at 9:00pm

              (Picture credit: Fastpitchwest) Sunday Oct. 23, 2011: The U.S.A Olympic National Team has done it again! They beat Canada in the gold medal game with a score of 11-1 in just four innings....more

NCAA Volleyball: #4 Nebraska Takes Down #1 Illinois in Four
by Bethany
posted October 23, 2011 at 10:38am

#4 Nebraska hosted #1 ranked Illinois in their home gym Saturday evening, battling to win the upset in four (24-26, 25-18, 25-19, 25-11)....more

NCAA Volleyball: Florida Gators Take Down South Carolina Gamecocks In Three
by Bethany
posted October 20, 2011 at 12:59am

Tonight the South Carolina Gamecocks hosted the #13 Florida Gators in their Volleyball Competition Facility, where the Gators ate up the Gamecocks in three sets (25-13, 25-18, 25-23)....more

Fashion Police: Joan Rivers joins Erin Andrews to tackle college football uniforms
by A Glam Slam
posted October 17, 2011 at 11:54am

A slight alteration to a team’s attire, be it a color change on jerseys or an added element to helmets, can cause an uproar among fans. The college football fashion frenzy has taken center stage this season. From countless uniform combinations to retro ...more

NCAA Women’s Volleyball: Illinois Survives Michigan State, Stanford Tops Washington
by Bethany
posted October 16, 2011 at 10:36pm

Recapping matches from Saturday played by the top 10 ranked teams:...more

Madness at Oregon
by Mitzi Ing
posted October 16, 2011 at 7:46pm

The University of Oregon took the common pep rally for the kickoff of basketball team practices to another level and had its first ever “Matt Knight Madness” at the Matthew Knight Arena on Friday, October 14, 2011. I was excited to check out the Wom...more

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