What
UNLV will host a forum to mark the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the education amendments of 1972 which prohibits sexual discrimination in education programs, provide equal opportunity in athletics, and protect against discrimination based on pregnancy.
Panelists will examine the impact of Title IX - how it affected women in educational leadership roles, its history and its application today.
When
Thursday, April 19, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Where
UNLV Carlson Education Building, Hendrix Auditorium
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Details
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the UNLV Women's Research Institute of Nevada or call (702) 895-4931. Panelists include:
- Carol Harter, UNLV President Emerita and Executive Director of the Black Mountain Institute at UNLV
- Nancy Lough, UNLV College of Education professor specializing in marketing women's sports, leadership in college athletics, gender equality
- Peg Rees, UNLV Educational Outreach Interim Vice Provost, and Executive Director of UNLV Public Lands Institute, geology professor
- Judith Sweet, Alliance of Women Coaches Co-Director and former NCAA Senior Vice President for Championships and Education Services (primary contact for Title IX and Gender Equity Initiatives)
The forum is sponsored by the UNLV Boyd School of Law, UNLV Office of Diversity Initiatives, UNLV College of Education, UNLV College of Liberal Arts, UNLV Intercollegiate Athletics, Nevada Humanities, Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Women's Research Institute of Nevada at UNLV and Women's Council.
