Features | January 09, 2022
“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”
U.S Department of Education – Office of Civil Rights. (August, 2021).
Title IX and Sex Discrimination (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html)
LOS ANGELES — The USC Trojan Family proudly announces a six-month celebration of the 1972 enactment of Title IX. This landmark amendment to the U.S. Constitution represents a milestone toward granting women their long overdue equal status in the nation’s educational institutions.
We kick off this celebration with quotes from the first woman hired as a senior administrator in the Trojan Athletic Department. A figurehead in USC’s history, Barbara Hedges later earned the title of USC Senior Associate Director of Athletics.
In a recent interview with USC Associate Athletic Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Julie Rousseau, Hedges recalled from her hiring in 1973, “It was very clear that there were things that had to change with regard to student-athletes… USC was on the very forefront of making a decision to provide these opportunities for women… I have such incredible memories of the women of all colors and ethnicities that had the first opportunity to actually be on scholarship. It was a very exciting time. It was such a time of growth. Every year it got better.”
On the ninth day of each month from January to June 2022, Trojan Athletics will conduct a six-month campaign retelling the stories of many women who contributed to the rich history associated with the Women of Troy. During this campaign, not only will we feature the many conference and national championships won by our USC women, but we intend to tell personal stories about the Women of Troy and their accomplishments in the past 50 years.
Each month will highlight a different decade, culminating in a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX on June 23, 2022. At that event we will feature a glimpse into the future of the Women of Troy.
“We are excited to celebrate the profound impact of Title IX on college athletics since…
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