The Chronicle of Higher Education

NCAA Leader Defends Title IX

Amid debate over a federal commission's report on gender equity in sports, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's president called on the U.S. secretary of education to preserve and strengthen Title IX.

"Title IX is not broken, and it does not need to be fixed," said Myles Brand, referring to the 1972 law that bans sex discrimination at educational institutions receiving federal funds. "It...

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