March 2, 2001
Following Title IX Probe, UCLA Reinstates Women's Rowing as Varsity Sport
The University of California at Los Angeles will reinstate women's rowing as a varsity sport next fall in response to a gender-equity investigation by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
The decision ends a two-year investigation by the civil-rights office into the institution's athletics program and its treatment of women. The crew returns to varsity status after 10 years of club competition.
"It's totally our decision," said Betsy G. Stephenson, an
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