Gender Equity/Title IX
No winners in Quinnipiac Title IX case   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author describes the rock and the hard place that Quinnipiac found itself in to satisfy Title IX guidelines.   Dave Solomon, New Haven Register, 7-21-10
 
Quinnipiac women’s volleyball loses by winning?   In what’s likely to be pivotal ruling, a Connecticut Federal Court has slapped the wrist of an athletics program that stayed within the Title IX numbers, but seems to have lost the spirit of how to do so appropriately.   Connecticut Post, 7-21-10
 
Title IX, Chapter MMMCLXII    There’s justice, fairness, equal opportunity, the right thing, equity, proportionality, the law, what oughta be and what is. And then there’s Title IX, and more. Inside Higher Ed, 7-7-10
 
June 2010
Title IX Fails to Score with Men’s Soccer   A College Sports Council report reveals Title IX’s unsuccessful drive for equality has hindered men’s soccer.   USA Today, 6-10-10
 
Where went women’s athletics coverage?   Women’s athletics coverage on TV news and highlights continues to shrink. Huffington Post, 6-3-10
 
NBA earns “A’s” for Diversity    The National Basketball Association continues to set the sports industry’s standard for racial and gender diversity.   TIDES, U-Central Florida, 6-9-10
 
May 2010
Women's Sport is Flagged    Women’s flag football in Florida stirs controversy regarding its fairness in opportunity and future for players. New York Times, 5-15-10
 
NCAA 2008-09 Student-Athlete Race/Ethnicity Report   Here's a summary of a completely comprehensive 231-page wide-angled snapshot of who was what on last year’s teams.   NCAA News, 5-13-10
 
UVa murder will shift the line between vigilance and tolerance   The murder of a women’s lacrosse player will change attitudes toward abuse and stalking.  Sports Illustrated, 5-17-10
 
Great Moms, Great Athletes   With Mother’s Day coming, Real Clear Sports selected their version of the Top 10 Athlete Mothers.   RCS, 5-4-10
 
April 2010
2010 MLB Racial / Gender Report Card   Here’s the summary of the comprehensive, detailed and utterly thorough 35-pg report card for the Bigs. The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, UCF, 4-29-10
 
NCAA: more student-athletes than ever before   The NCAA’s latest Sports Sponsorship and Participation Rates Report has found that more than 421,000 young men and women participated on more than 17,800 teams last year.   NCAA News, 4-20-10
 
Emerging women’s sports update: Rugby and Equestrian   One’s rough and the other is dignified, and they are both growing in popularity.   AP, 4-16-10
 
Recommending a Title IX Loophole   The US Commission on Civil Rights has endorsed a “model survey” – an emailed questionnaire issued by the Office for Civil Rights in 2005 – as “the best method available” to show that an institution is satisfying Title IX guidelines.  Inside Higher Ed, 4-2-10
 
March 2010
UConn women destroying opponents, and fan interest   Clips Guest Commentary   Our guest author muses whether the UConn women—75 straight and counting—might be TOO good.   John Smallwood, Philadelphia Daily News, 3-30-10
 
WBK Elite Eight Preview: KC Regional  Here’s how FanHouse’s women’s basketball expert sees the eight becoming four.   FanHouse, 3-29-10
 
Pack the House for Women’s Basketball   A challenge by the NCAA for WBK teams to draw the biggest crowd for one game—Pack the House—flourished once again this year.   NCAA News, 3-16-10
 
Football coach discusses gay issues   It takes all types to make a football team, and Ohio State coach Jim Tressel recently talked about inclusiveness.   ESPN.com, 3-4-10
 
February 2010
Court Ruling Could Make Title IX Compliance Tougher for Colleges    A ruling against the Cal-Davis could have far-reaching implications for how college-sports programs comply with federal gender-equity law.   Chronicle of Higher Education, 2-25-10
 
College lacrosse captain comes out as gay   This article describes a welcoming coming-out process in which the potential for benefits to the team outweigh the negatives.   By Cyd Zeigler jr., Outsports.com, 2-15-10
 
Women in Intercollegiate Sport: National Study    From Professors Emerita Acosta and Carpenter comes the 33-year update of their longitudinal, national study on women in intercollegiate athletics.   www.acostacarpenter.ORG, Jan. 2009
 
January 2010
NCAA Debates New Rules  The NCAA Convention takes place this week in Atlanta, and the legislative bodies of D1-2-3 will consider a broad slate of proposals. By David Moltz, Inside Higher Ed, 1-11-10
 
November 2009
The Buck Stops Here    The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports has released its annual study assessing diversity among D1-A campus and conference leaders.   TIDES, 11-16-09
 
Title IX Trojan Horse?    Opponents say a move by the US Commission on Civil Rights to investigate liberal arts college admissions "seeks to allow schools to discriminate against women in order to attract more male students.”   Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 11-3-09
 
October 2009
Risks for Cheerleaders Reach New Heights    The injury rates for cheerleading have escalated alarmingly.   Los Angeles Times, 10-14-09
 
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 Next > End >>

Page 1 of 4