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Why You Can’t Trust The 2007 GAO Report on NCAA Athletics

Yesterday over at the Title IX Blog, Erin Buzuvis took a moment to point to a 2007 GAO study on NCAA athletic participation rates to present it as evidence that claims that men's sports were being harmed by Title IX enforcement were overblown. We'd like to remind our readers that despite the fact that the GAO concluded ... More

What Sports Might Be Cut At UC Berkeley?

For a number of months now, we've been hearing whispers that UC Berkeley, the school that sponsors more varsity teams than any other in the Pac-10 with the exception of Stanford, would be looking to make some cuts thanks to the state's budget crisis. The rub here is that with the current balance in the athletic department ... More

A Few Notes for the Bloggers at Ms. Magazine

A few days ago, on the 38th anniversary of Title IX, the blog over at Ms. Magazine ran a piece on the critics of the law. Our friends at the Independent Women's Forum were mentioned, as was the College Sports Council. Here's the critical excerpt: But IWF, like other Title IX naysayers, insists that men’s sports have ... More

The Price of Honesty

Yesterday, I shared a link to a column by Wendy Parker where she called for a total revamp of Title IX enforcement that was published over at Blue Star Basketball. As for the aftermath, The Title IX Blog, Women's Hoops, Swish Appeal and They're Playing Basketballcame after Parker with knives sharpened. Parker posted her ... More

Time to Scrap Title IX in Sports?

As many of our readers are probably already aware, June 23rd is traditionally celebrated as the anniversary of Title IX. This year marks the law's 38th birthday, at least when you talk to the folks in the activist community who have gotten into the habit of singing its praises without noting its unintended effects -- ... More

Remembering Great Programs Eliminated Because of Title IX

For the most part, the mainstream media has taken a pass on saying a whole lot about Title IX on the 38th anniversary of the law, but I'd still like to take a moment to remember some of the victims of the law. Every athletic program that's been lost mattered to somebody, but here's a list of some of the more storied ... More

Title IX: Coming to a High School Near You

The 38th anniversary of the passage of Title IX comes tomorrow, which means that many of our adversaries in the gender quota business will be making all sorts of proposals to extend the reach of the law, and its unintended consequences. Yesterday, the American Association of University Women issued the following online ... More

From the Archives of Walter Olson

Earlier today, I had a pleasant exchange over Twitter with Walter Olson, the mind behind the brilliant blog, Overlawyered.com. While Walter may be best known for his blog today, he wasn't always behind the controls there. Such was the case back in 1998 when he wrote a piece for Reason Magazine called, "Title IX from Outer ... More

CSC Soccer Study Gets Wider Notice

It's been a good day for the College Sports Council and our study on disparities in Division I soccer. Earlier today, Charlotte Allen of the Independent Women's Forum wrote a piece based on our study entitled, "Why U.S. Men's Soccer Will Decline." Here's an excerpt: The effect of the proportionality rule on opportunities ... More

Title IX Blocks Men’s Soccer at University of Houston

Just a week after the College Sports Council published a study about the disparities in Division I soccer, El Gato, a student publication at the University of Houston, published a story about how Title IX prevents that school from fielding a men's varsity soccer team: The University of Houston has 16 sports programs, but ... More