Title IX

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5:00am Jun 26, 2022

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'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s

by Neda Ulaby

Peanuts was a place where female athletes saw their presence on the playing field explicitly supported.
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2:43pm Jun 23, 2022

Sports Sports National Politics & Government Education

Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections

by Dustin Jones

The administration proposed an overhaul of regulations to expand protections for LGBTQI+ students and require schools to respond to all sexual discrimination complaints.
Evan Vucci / AP

7:36pm Mar 10, 2021

National National Education

Biden Begins Process To Undo Trump Administration's Title IX Rules

by Tovia Smith

Biden's effort to change the way cases of sexual assault and harassment are handled by schools is drawing both cheers and fears. The move comes less than a year after Trump enacted the rules.

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6:59pm Dec 10, 2019

Politics & Government Politics & Government Education

Democratic Bill Aims To Block Title IX Rule Changes Pushed By Trump Administration

by Sam Gringlas

The bill comes as the U.S. Department of Education is nearing the end of a lengthy rule-making process to revise rules that govern how universities that receive federal funding handle sexual assault.
WTIU

6:12pm Mar 14, 2019

National National

Former Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh — 'A Great Hoosier'

by Brandon Smith

Sen. Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) authored Title IX, a law guaranteeing women access to educational and athletic programs in higher education. He passed away Thursday at the age of 91.

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3:47pm Jan 10, 2019

National National Education

How Bernice Sandler, 'Godmother Of Title IX,' Achieved Landmark Discrimination Ban

Bernice Sandler died Saturday at the age of 90. She once told NPR she beams with pride at seeing female athletes walk "with their heads up and feeling like, 'Yeah, I can handle this world.' "
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6:16pm Oct 22, 2018

National National Politics & Government Education

Trans People Say They #WontBeErased As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex'

by Laurel Wamsley

"The agency's proposed definition would define sex as either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with," The New York Times reported. Reaction was swift.
5:24pm Oct 19, 2017

Courts Courts

Lawsuit Accuses Guilford College Of Discrimination In Female Athletic Programs

by Keri Brown

Guilford College is facing a federal discrimination lawsuit. Some students and coaches at the Greensboro school allege unequal treatment for female athletes.
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6:20pm Sep 29, 2017

Sports Sports National Arts Health & Safety

40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra

by Jane Lindholm

Here's a more intimate milestone in women's sports: In 1977, three women sewed two jockstraps together, and the first modern sports bra was born.

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2:28pm Jul 06, 2016

National National Education

University Of Tennessee Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit

by Marie Andrusewicz

The school has settled for nearly $2.5 million with eight plaintiffs who said athlete perpetrators and their teammates actively discouraged women from bringing rape charges.
12:16pm Apr 25, 2016

Sports Sports

Wake Forest Women's Volleyball Coach Resigns Amid Accusations

A Wake Forest University women’s volleyball coach has resigned amid allegations of abuse from former members of his team.
Cheryl Corley / NPR

7:13pm Dec 03, 2015

National National Education

School Board Approves Controversial Deal In Transgender Student Case

by Cheryl Corley

An Illinois school district came to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education and voted to allow a transgender student, born a male, access to the girls' locker room.

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Title IX

'Peanuts,' one of the world's most popular cartoons, pushed for Title IX in the 1970s

Biden's Title IX reforms would roll back Trump-era rules, expand victim protections

Biden Begins Process To Undo Trump Administration's Title IX Rules

Democratic Bill Aims To Block Title IX Rule Changes Pushed By Trump Administration

Former Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh — 'A Great Hoosier'

How Bernice Sandler, 'Godmother Of Title IX,' Achieved Landmark Discrimination Ban

Trans People Say They #WontBeErased As Trump Administration Mulls Defining 'Sex'

Lawsuit Accuses Guilford College Of Discrimination In Female Athletic Programs

40 Years Of Athletic Support: Happy Anniversary To The Sports Bra

University Of Tennessee Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Wake Forest Women's Volleyball Coach Resigns Amid Accusations

School Board Approves Controversial Deal In Transgender Student Case

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