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title ix
June 21, 2021

Title IX Protects Trans Student-Athletes, DOE Says

Last week, President Joe Biden's administration announced the rights of transgender and gay students are protected at school by Title IX, reversing GOP-authored guidance that those student-athletes weren't protected by any federal laws. A report f...


hall of fame
June 3, 2021

NFHS Rules Committee Weighs In on Religious, Culture Concerns of Athletes

The executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) has updated her op-ed blog on NFHS.org this week. Dr. Karissa Niehoff, in her third year at the helm of the NFHS, has used use 'NFHS Voice' blog to share up...


diversity
May 3, 2021

Lack of Coaching Diversity Impacts College Student Decisions

According to the NCAA Race and Gender Demographics Database, only 20 percent of head coaches at the Division I level are non-white, compared to 44 percent of student-athletes at the same level who are racial minorities. For some individual sports,...


georgia tech
November 4, 2020

Georgia Tech Athletics Introduces Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Pledge

As a culmination to last week’s ACC Unity Week celebration, the Georgia Tech Athletic Association (GTAA) has unveiled its new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) pledge. The GTAA’s DEI pledge outlines Georgia Tech athletics’ commitment to s...