Last stop: Talking about Title IX in Ohio

November 15, 2022
Author events Book news Title IX

To close out my month-long book tour I’ll be signing books and talking about Title IX at two bookstores in Ohio on Friday, November 18. First up: Come say hello and get your signed copy of 37 Words: Title IX and Fifty Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination at 12:00 noon Eastern Time at Gathering Volumes bookstore in Perrysburg, near Toledo. That evening, I’ll be speaking at Walls of Books in Parma, near Cleveland, at 7:00 p.m. We’ll also be raffling off a copy of 37 Words to celebrate the end of my book tour! Join us at 7783 W. Ridgewood Dr., Parma, Ohio. See more details here.

Elsewhere

Harvard University campus photo by Sherry Boschert

Considering that protests about discrimination in the hiring and pay of women in academia led to Title IX’s creation 50 years ago, it’s somewhat shocking to see that Harvard University’s tenured faculty still consists mainly of white men — 57%. White women comprise 22%. Only 7% of tenured faculty positions go to women of color, while men of color fill 14% of tenured jobs.

The California Faculty Association issued a statement criticizing California State University system trustees and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo administrators for allowing disgraced former CSU Chancellor Joseph I. Castro to teach as a tenured professor in 2023.

Hundreds of students at American University, Washington, D.C. walked out of classes to protest what they called an inadequate response by administrators to sexual assaults on campus. In Washington State, Central Washington University‘s president outlined some steps that the university will take in response to student protests about mismanagement of Title IX, and students said protests will continue until administrators commit to more concrete actions.

A federal judge appointed by former President Trump in Texas temporarily blocked Biden Administration policies that aimed to protect transgender students and workers in 20 states that adopted anti-transgender laws. The Ohio State Board of Education was set to vote today on a resolution objecting to Title IX protections for transgender students.

On the up side

George Washington University, Washington, D.C. is preparing to require Title IX training for all faculty and staff, anticipating approval of proposed Title IX regulations by the Biden Administration that would mandate this at all colleges and universities.

Where you’ll find me

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.

*** 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.