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50 years ago, Title IX passed to protect people from sex-based discrimination. Dr. Jessica Brown is VP for student affairs and athletics at North Central College. She penned an article this year about how Title IX hasn't fulfilled its promise to Black women. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin asked her how colleges and universities can do better…
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On a new Teachers’ Lounge, host Peter Medlin talks with Northern Illinois University’s Dr. Lara Crowley. She’s the chair of the English department at NIU.…
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In May, the Department of Education made sweeping changes to Title IX regulations.The new regulations change the definition of what qualifies as sexual…
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Northern Illinois University's Title IX coordinator says there are changes being made to her office. They come in a response to a student protest in May.…
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It started with a Facebook post. Fayth Springer said that sparked her desire to protest. "I've been receiving a lot of support because there's a lot of…
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The Equal Rights Amendment, commonly referred to as the ERA, aims to end the legal distinction between men and women, something supporters say would…
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The “Me Too” movement brought attention to the issue of sexual harassment in entertainment. But the problem manifests itself in the sciences as…