Tag: Title IX
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Nation & World
Storied space for women athletes gets upgrade
“There is energy and spirit and tradition and history wrapped up in this boathouse. It has been filled over the years with amazing women.”
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Nation & World
Celebrating a half-century of equity, achievement
Weekend competitions, events kick off yearlong Athletics Department tribute to transformational Title IX.
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Nation & World
How Title IX transformed colleges, universities over past 50 years
It upended intercollegiate sports but also forced shifts in hiring, promotion, admissions, reckoning on sexual harassment, assault.
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Nation & World
Women in STEM need more than a law
Women scientists have seen gains in STEM since the addition of Title IX, but culture remains an obstacle.
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Nation & World
‘You need to take care of your female student athletes’
Harvard’s Director of Athletics Erin McDermott and former Senior Associate Director of Athletics Pat Henry reflect on legacy of Title IX on its 50th anniversary.
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Nation & World
The right game plan
Harvard’s new director of athletics, Erin McDermott, talks about her commitment to the student-athlete’s success in the classroom and on the court, what lies ahead for the Crimson.
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Nation & World
How they leveled the playing field
Zachary Nowak’s fall course, HIST 1852: “The Game: College Sports as History,” had current students interview 99 former Harvard athletes, 96 of whom were women, and used the resulting transcripts as the foundations for their final papers.
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Nation & World
A new take on Title IX
Harvard has enacted two interim policies in response to the Department of Education’s recent changes to Title IX regulations against sex discrimination.
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Nation & World
Level of campus sexual violence largely unchanged, survey says
A new survey at Harvard and 32 other institutions found that the levels of sexual violence are largely unchanged from a 2015 study. In a Q&A session, Harvard’s co-chairs of a steering committee focused on the survey’s implementation discussed the new results and what needs to happen next.
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New student survey asks about sexual assault and misconduct
Harvard launches its first new survey on sexual misconduct in four years and expects different answers in light of the “Me Too” movement.
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Nation & World
‘If we’re not including trans people, we’re not really having conversations’
Actress Laverne Cox, fashion designer Christian Siriano, and fashion blogger Nicolette Mason, talk with culture expert Jess Weiner at Harvard’s first gender equity summit.
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Nation & World
A response to proposed Title IX changes
With input from Harvard and other educational institutions, the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts submitted written comments this week to the U.S. Department of Education, responding to its proposed changes to Title IX.
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Nation & World
Harvard adds to Title IX initiatives
Harvard University continues to expand on its commitment to prevent and respond to instances of sexual and gender-based harassment, including sexual assault, introducing several new initiatives this fall to serve students, faculty, and staff.
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Nation & World
The road ahead for Title IX efforts
Though Harvard has been working to reduce sexual and gender harassment for years, it’s adding to its Title IX efforts.
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Nation & World
Title IX report released
Harvard University’s Title IX Office and the Office for Dispute Resolution released their 2016-2017 joint annual report today, highlighting the growth in University-wide educational outreach initiatives on Title IX policies and services.
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Nation & World
Q&A with Harvard’s Title IX officer
In a question-and-answer session, Harvard’s first Title IX officer, Mia Karvonides, discusses the new University-wide policy and procedures in that area.
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Nation & World
A new sexual assault policy
Harvard University has unveiled a University-wide policy and set of procedures to prevent sexual harassment, including sexual violence related to gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
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Nation & World
Q&A with Alicia Oeser
The Gazette sat down with the new director of Harvard’s Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, Alicia Oeser, to discuss the dual mission of providing support services to those who have experienced sexual assault and offering education and outreach programs to decrease the incidence of sexual assault on campus.
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Nation & World
New resources for Office of Sexual Assault Prevention
Harvard University will invest new resources immediately to expand and strengthen its Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, President Drew Faust announced.