A celebration marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX is set for Thursday from noon to 2 p.m. at Parkhurst Hall, rain or shine.
The event, sponsored by the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, will feature a resource fair and cupcakes.
was signed into law on June 23, 1972. It protects people from discrimination based on sex in educational programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance.
鈥淧assing Title IX of the Education Amendments Act in 1972 was a watershed moment establishing gender equity in education,鈥 says , assistant vice president of equity and compliance and Title IX coordinator. 鈥淣o one could have adequately predicted the wide-ranging impact this would have on the past 50 years of education in the United States, and here at 线上赌场 I am proud to celebrate this anniversary with our community.鈥
The fair will include information about Dick鈥檚 House, the Sexual Assault Peer Alliance, the Student and Presidential Committee on Sexual Assault, the Student Wellness Center, and WISE, a Lebanon N.H.-based nonprofit that works to end gender-based violence.