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...Harvard's assertion is based on a particular interpretation of Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments--a law fraught with gray areas. Since its inception, universities and colleges across the country have struggled to afford male and female students unique educational opportunities while still staying within...
...Harvard interprets Title IX more stringently than others. Schools like Dartmouth and Brown have proven more willing to consider single-sex educational programs--like the Women's Science Alliance--as part of the mission of a co-educational university. At several other universities, a single-sex Science Alliance could still have a future...
Harvard's reasoning goes a little like this: Title IX prohibits all educational institutions that receive federal funds from operating any program that discriminates on the basis of sex. Radcliffe's organizations were exempt from Title IX because the law explicitly allows such programming at traditionally single-sex colleges...
...this week's deal leaves unresolved the fate of many prizes and fellowships offered by Radcliffe. Administrators say lawyers will be examining single-sex prizes one by one to see if Title IX law forces an end to gender restrictions...
...have played soccer on a women's team of over-30-year-olds for several years. I am 51 and a grandmother, and I graduated before Title IX was passed. I had few opportunities to participate in organized sports when I was young, let alone to play anything rugged. I am thrilled to see women's sports coming into their own and female athletes being given the recognition they deserve. I intend to play hard until my body tells me I have to stop. I am proud of my physical abilities, and my daughters are too. Play on! PAT PANK...