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NCAA launches Title IX Web page, highlights personal impact of law
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What does Title IX mean to you? A new educational and interactive Web page, www.ncaa.org/titleix, will help answer that question.
The page is designed as a forum to explore the history and personal influence of this ground-breaking and sometimes controversial law. Video interviews and an interactive timeline showcase the lasting impact Title IX has had on the educational system and intercollegiate athletics.
In one interview, the head coach for Rutger’s field hockey, Liz Tchou discusses coming of age in the early years of Title IX. Tchou, who played field hockey for Christine Grant at the University of Iowa, shares how grateful she is for pioneers like Grant. “They lit the torch, now we have to carry it through,” she said.
In another interview, Jamaican-born track and field coach, Shelly-Ann Gallimore expresses her gratitude for the opportunities of Title IX. “Growing up, I thought America was the land of the free and the home of the brave,” she said. “I didn’t know that it was a struggle for women.”
These interviews are part of a year-long conversation that will include men and women of all ages and backgrounds, said Associate Director of Communication Development Marta Lawrence. “The emotional and powerful testimonies featured on www.ncaa.org/titleix are a celebration of the progress and opportunity Title IX has represented over the last 35 years.”
The page is designed as a forum to explore the history and personal influence of this ground-breaking and sometimes controversial law. Video interviews and an interactive timeline showcase the lasting impact Title IX has had on the educational system and intercollegiate athletics.
In one interview, the head coach for Rutger’s field hockey, Liz Tchou discusses coming of age in the early years of Title IX. Tchou, who played field hockey for Christine Grant at the University of Iowa, shares how grateful she is for pioneers like Grant. “They lit the torch, now we have to carry it through,” she said.
In another interview, Jamaican-born track and field coach, Shelly-Ann Gallimore expresses her gratitude for the opportunities of Title IX. “Growing up, I thought America was the land of the free and the home of the brave,” she said. “I didn’t know that it was a struggle for women.”
These interviews are part of a year-long conversation that will include men and women of all ages and backgrounds, said Associate Director of Communication Development Marta Lawrence. “The emotional and powerful testimonies featured on www.ncaa.org/titleix are a celebration of the progress and opportunity Title IX has represented over the last 35 years.”
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