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.@OffsidePlays A space for exposing discrimination in sport
by The Rabbit Hole
posted March 5, 2014 at 1:07pm

As a communications student I am constantly immersed in the possibilities that come with social media.  I'm also immersed in all the false promises that exist, but today we're focusing on the possible!  I follow the Everyday Sexism (@EverydaySex...more

Lawsuit Seeks Injunction of Campus SaVE Act
by Title IX Blog
posted March 3, 2014 at 6:47pm

A lawsuit filed last week in the federal district court in Washington, D.C., seeks to enjoin the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act ("Campus SaVE") from taking effect as scheduled on Friday, March 7.  Campus SaVE (see sec. 304), passed last year ...more

Indianapolis Public Schools Agree to Remedy Violations of Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted February 27, 2014 at 6:52pm

Indianapolis Public Schools have entered into an agreement with the Department of Education to improve athletic opportunities for girls across the district.  The Department's Office for Civil Rights had investigated IPS and found the district to be i...more

University of Michigan, Michigan State Both Face Title IX Investigation
by Title IX Blog
posted February 26, 2014 at 10:19pm

Investigators from the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights will visit Michigan State this week as part of an investigation into the university's policies and practices for handling reports of sexual assault on campus.  Details about thi...more

Temple Restores Crew and Rowing
by Title IX Blog
posted February 25, 2014 at 9:06am

Reversing course on an announcement made last December, Temple University will not eliminate the sports of men's crew and women's rowing, after it was announced that necessary improvements to the teams' boathouse would not incur cost to the university.&nb...;more

Winston/FSU case not over
by Title IX Blog
posted February 17, 2014 at 9:18am

As predicted, the sexual assault allegations surrounding Florida State quarterback and Heisman winner Jameis Winston as well as the allegations that the case, brought by an FSU undergrad in December 2012, was mishandled by the university and the Tallahass...more

Temple University Under Investigation for Athletic Department Inequalities
by Title IX Blog
posted February 16, 2014 at 9:07pm

Temple University's athletic program is reportedly under investigation by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for alleged unequal treatment of female athletes with regard to the condition of locker rooms, practice and competitive facilit...more

Title IX Lawsuit Filed Against Northwestern
by Title IX Blog
posted February 16, 2014 at 8:08pm

A female student at Northwestern University alleges in a lawsuit filed this week that the university violated Title IX by failing to adequately respond to her reports that she was sexually assaulted by a male philosophy professor in 2012. According to her...more

Soccer Scandal: Iran's Female Stars Face Random Gender Tests
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted February 16, 2014 at 7:35pm

BY ALI AROUZI AND HENRY AUSTIN TEHRAN -- Iran’s female soccer pros face random gender tests after seven people were disqualified from the league because they were deemed not to be women.The "snap checks" have been introduced by the Footba...more

Single complaint triggers larger investigation at University of Chicago
by Title IX Blog
posted February 12, 2014 at 9:56am

The complaint to OCR by one University of Chicago student about the way the university handled the disciplinary procedures resulting from a sexual assault by a (now) former partner has resulted in a broader examination of campus culture and the university...more

Women's Ski Jumping USA President, Parents of USA Ski Jumpers Reflect before Olympic Debut
by anngaff
posted February 11, 2014 at 1:09pm

Before the women ski jumpers make history in their event at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, leaders at Women's Ski Jumping USA and parents of the US team members reflected on the fight for inclusion: “I think our battle to get the women into ski jump...more

This cycling battle is about so much more than a race
by Byline to Finish Line
posted February 7, 2014 at 9:26pm

On Sunday I was minding my own business, curled up on my couch flipping back and forth between the blowout that was the Super Bowl and a Law & Order: SVU marathon (the later of which was far more entertaining) when I picked up a second screen and star...more

Study Finds No Benefit to Single-Sex Education
by Title IX Blog
posted February 6, 2014 at 8:47pm

Even as single-sex education continues to be touted as the solution for everything that ails public education, new research findings reported this week suggest that it provides no advantages over coed classrooms.  Psychologists conducted a meta-analy...more

"Failing" Girls' Charter School in Delaware Sues State for Nonrewal
by Title IX Blog
posted February 5, 2014 at 8:58am

A charter school for girls, along with several of its students, has sued the Delaware Department of Education, alleging that the state's failure to renew the school's charter violates Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause.  The state concluded tha...more

Title IX and Proposals for a College Football Players' Union
by Title IX Blog
posted February 1, 2014 at 8:07pm

A column in Forbes points out that if the football players at Northwestern are successful in forming a players' union, their likely demands for compensation beyond the full cost of attendance would make it difficult for universities of to comply with Titl...more

Members of Congress Seek Disclosure from OCR About Title IX Enforcement
by Title IX Blog
posted February 1, 2014 at 5:51pm

Just the other day, a reader emailed me to ask if I knew how many Title IX complaints OCR handled last year -- a question I get from time to time.  You'd think this would be an easy one to answer, but it's not.  OCR provides an annual report to ...more

Vote for Women's Ski Jumping Pioneer Lindsey Van for U.S. Flag Bearer - Sochi Opening Ceremony
by WomenCANIntl
posted January 29, 2014 at 8:48am

Vote for Women's Ski Jumping Pioneer Lindsey Van for U.S. Flag Bearer for the Sochi Opening Ceremony. VOTE HERE  http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/vote-who-should-be-flag-bearer-united-states No athlete more deserving than this woman who risked her c...more

OCR Investigates Increase in Sexual Assault Reported at Penn State
by Title IX Blog
posted January 27, 2014 at 9:31pm

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced that it has initiated a compliance review of Penn State's handling of sexual assault complaints, "to determine if the University has responded immediately and appropriately." An OCR officia...more

Add Columbia to the list...
by Title IX Blog
posted January 26, 2014 at 5:44pm

...of schools where students are speaking up about their experiences when reporting incidents of sexual assault and bringing light to inadequate and illegal systems of reporting at their institutions.At the end of last year, several women came forward to ...more

Wisconsin Middle School's Single-Sex Classes Targeted for Complaint
by Title IX Blog
posted January 26, 2014 at 5:30pm

The ACLU has filed a complaint with the Department of Education's Office for Civil Right, alleging that Somerset (Wisconsin) Middle School's single-sex education program for fifth-graders violates Title IX.  Students in Somerset's single-sex program ...more

Obama Task Force to Focus on Campus Sexual Assault
by Title IX Blog
posted January 25, 2014 at 1:38pm

Yesterday, President Obama announced the creation of a Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, a group of senior administration officials charged with coordinating the government's efforts to combat sexual assault on college and university cam...more

Triathlon Is NCAA's Newest Emerging Sport for Women
by Title IX Blog
posted January 18, 2014 at 9:02am

At the annual NCAA convention taking place this week in San Diego, the Division I Legislative Council voted to add triathlon to the NCAA's list of emerging sports for women.  95% of the votes cast were in favor of the proposal.  The Division II ...more

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