Talking about Title IX in Minneapolis-St. Paul

November 6, 2022
Author events Book news Title IX

I’m on my way to the Twin Cities, where I’ll be talking about 37 Words and Title IX in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Join me for a free event open to all at SubText Books in St. Paul on Friday, November 11 at 7 p.m. I’m especially pleased that I’ll be in conversation with Title IX expert Mary Jo Kane, professor emerita in sport sociology and former director of the Tucker Center at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. It’s sure to be a fascinating hour!

If you’re planning to attend the National Women’s Studies Association meeting in Minneapolis this weekend, look for me in three sessions on Saturday, November 12. Join me first at a 9:30 a.m. panel on “Women’s Politics: Finding a Way Out of No Way,” and then at a Feminist Author Showcase at 1:15 p.m. Central Time. At 3 p.m. I’ll be signing books in the Exhibit Hall at the Feminist Book Club booth. Attendees must register for the conference, which you can do here.

For more upcoming appearances, see “Where you’ll find me,” below. Next stop: Atlanta!

Elsewhere

The Boulder Valley School District, Colo., agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit by two former students who claimed the district failed to respond to complaints of sexual assault. A jury ordered Purdue University to pay $10,000 to a former student for mismanaging her complaint of sexual assault. At Utah State University, a former football player sued the school and the head coach for harassment after a recording that the player made shined a light on sexual misconduct.

Another former soccer player added to allegations of inappropriate behavior by Iowa State University’s women’s soccer coach, who is under contract until 2024. A graduate student at Princeton University published a compelling personal account of the difficulties she faced in trying to get help after being sexually assaulted. Students marched at Central Washington University to air grievances about sexual assaults and alleged Title IX violations by university staff. An independent investigation found that Michigan Sate University failed its Title IX obligations to deal with employee sexual misconduct.

A conservative Christian legal firm sued Randolph (Vt.) Union High School claiming retaliation and violation of First Amendment rights when the school suspended a student for bullying a transgender student. Right-wing groups are spending tens of millions of dollars targeting transgender students, National Public Radio reports.

The Office for Civil Rights reached an agreement with Salem-Keizer School District, Ore., to settle a complaint of inequitable athletics for girls. Four students on the men’s rowing team sued Florida Technical University for allegedly violating Title IX when it cut some men’s and women’s teams.

The Nation magazine featured Title IX pioneer Pamela Price (who is a major character in my book) in her campaign to be District Attorney for Alameda County, Calif., and the challenges she’ll face if she wins.

On the up side

The National Women’s Law Center launched a digital series called Know Your Rights, Know Your Power to help students (and those who want to support them) understand the barriers to a safe and inclusive education, and what they can do about them.

Some people are trying to give more girls and women a chance to play baseball.

Where you’ll find me

Friday, November 11, 7 p.m. CT — Come hear my conversation with University of Minnesota Professor Emerita Mary Jo Kane at SubText Books in St. Paul, Minn.

Saturday, November 12 — I’m looking forward to three appearances at the National Women’s Studies Association conference in Minneapolis. Join me first at a 9:30 a.m. panel on “Women’s Politics: Finding a Way Out of No Way,” and then at a Feminist Author Showcase at 1:15 p.m. Central Time. At 3 p.m. I’ll be signing books in the Exhibit Hall at the Feminist Book Club booth.

Tuesday, November 15, 12:30 p.m. ET — Join me at Georgia Institute of Technology for a public conversation with Dr. Angel Cabrera about Title IX and equity in higher education. It’s free and open to the public, but register to attend here.

Friday, November 18, 12 noon ET — Get your signed copy of 37 Words straight from my pen when I stop to sign books at Gathering Volumes in Perrysburg, Ohio, near Toledo.

Friday, November 18, 7:00-8:30 p.m. ET — Yo, Clevelanders! Meet me for a public conversation and book signing at Walls of Books, 7783 W. Ridgewood Dr., Parma, Ohio. Plus, we’ll be raffling off a copy of 37 Words to celebrate the end of my month-long book tour.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023 — I’m honored to be invited by Iowa State University’s Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics in Ames, Iowa to lecture about Title IX as the Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. I’ll speak in the Durham Great Hall of the Memorial Union and sign books in the South Ballroom of the Memorial Union. Both events are free and open to the public.

*** Would you like to set up an in-person or Zoom session with me for your organization or book club? Reach me through my Contact page.***

Check out a video of my 25-minute talk at wonderful Left Bank Books in St. Louis. You can watch my six-minute interview on the Bridge Street morning show on WSYR-TV, the ABC affiliate in Syracuse, N.Y. Or, watch the video of an October 19, 2022 online conversation about Title IX and 37 Words hosted by the University of Texas at Austin’s Center for Women in Law; find it here. The Nation magazine published an excerpt from my chapter 5, which introduces Title IX’s application in the movement against sexual violence. I published an article in the Washington Post’s Made by History section, this one on “The true mother of Title IX. And why it matters now more than ever.” The Christian Science Monitor included 37 Words in two articles — a cover story on “Title IX at 50” and a sidebar examining the racial gap among women athletes in colleges. Read about the Supreme Court’s history of curtailing Title IX and other civil rights laws in my article in The Washington Post Made by History section. The Washington Monthly gave 37 Words a fine review — check it out. See other previous appearances and media coverage of 37 Words listed here.