Western Michigan Director of Athletics Dan Bartholomae has announced the fire of Laura LeDuc as the Assistant Athletic Director, Administration/Chief of Staff. LeDuc will serve in the newly defined role of Assistant Athletic Director for Administration. In this role, she will oversee day-to-day operations for the Athletic Director’s office, while also being responsible for handling…
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(Editor’s note: The following article is reprinted from Sports Litigation Alert, a subscription-based publication that has been produced for 20 years and features a searchable archive of close to 5,000 articles and case summaries.) By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer, and Professor, Sports Media, Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College The question…
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Hackney Publications has announced the release of the latest episode of Sports Law Expert Podcast, which features Kasey Nielsen and Joel Nielsen of Bricker Graydon, who discuss legal issues in collegiate athletics. The podcast segment can be heard here. Going forward, those interested in being notified when a segment of the podcast goes live can…
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By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Ithaca College Welcome to our Summer 2023 Edition of Title IX Alert (which can be subscribed to for free here.). In this edition we offer the opportunity to explore a series of Title IX athletics cases and developments that present ample opportunity for thought and reflection. In Madison Fisk et…
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The Women’s Sports Foundation is enlisting support for a measure to award its founder, sports legend Billie Jean King, Congressional Gold Medal. “As we commemorate 51 years of Title IX, we take a moment to honor one of the law’s unwavering advocates, WSF Founder Billie Jean King. A sports icon and social justice pioneer, BJK…
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Shumaker practice focuses primarily on higher education and includes representing clients in NCAA regulatory matters such as waivers and infractions, as well as Title IX gender equity reviews and sexual harassment investigations. Hackney Publications announced today that Todd S. Shumaker, a sports lawyer and partner at Church Church Hittle + Antrim, is the featured guest…
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Hackney Publications announced today that it was making its latest issue of Sports Litigation Alert, published on February 24, 2023, the new sample issue on the site, a reflection of the issue’s “strength,” according to Editor and Publisher Holt Hackney. “We pride ourselves on providing provocative insight and thought leadership on the sports law issues…
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CCHA Law, an emerging firm in the sports law space, has announced the launch of a Higher Education practice group. The Higher Education team, including attorneys from CCHA Law’s Sports Law, School and Education Law, and Business Services practice groups, is “particularly experienced in high-profile investigations and assisting executive leadership in navigating difficult decisions when…
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Dr. Ellen J. Staurowsky, Professor, Sports Media at the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, has accepted the role of Editor-in-Chief for Title IX Alert, a quarterly publication produced by Hackney Publications (HP). Dr. Staurowsky, a recipient of the Faculty Excellence Award three times (2002, 2009, and 2022), was already a Senior Writer for…
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Female student-athletes at Michigan State University capped a two-year battle against their school on Friday by securing an agreement guaranteeing that MSU will undergo a comprehensive Gender Equity Review, create a Gender Equity Plan, and bring all aspects of its intercollegiate athletic program into full Title IX compliance by the end of the 2026-2027 school…
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