Title IX: 50 Years in the Making - FREE Live Taping & Discussion
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Saturday, Jun 18, 2022 6pm - 7pm
Details
Three-time Olympic medalist and Nebraska volleyball standout Jordan Larson headlines a panel of women's sports stars. Join us for a FREE live taping and discussion of "Title IX: 50 Years in the Making," at 6pm CT, Saturday, June 18 at the Coliseum, 1350 Vine St., University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Doors open at 5:30pm CT.
While tickets are free, participants must register at NebraskaPublicMedia.org/titleix.
Help us celebrate Nebraska's pioneers in women’s athletics as host Erin Sorensen leads a discussion with Carol Frost, Peaches James Keaton, Jordan Larson and Brenda VanLengen. The June 18 event will become a 90-minute program exploring Title IX as Nebraska Public Media celebrates the 50th anniversary of this landmark legislation.
This event is part of a year-long celebration of the impact of this federal legislation that protects people from discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally-funded education program or activity.
The June 18 event will feature short video presentations and discussion with panelists:
-- Frost, who was a track and field athlete before girls’ athletic programs were accepted by the general public or sponsored by high schools. She was the 1968 gold medalist at the Pan Am Games and a member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team.
-- James Keaton, who dominated high school softball and became the first pitcher to earn All-Big 12 honors four times while on the UNL softball team. She pitched professionally for four years, earning all-star honors in 2005.
-- Larson, who led Nebraska to an outstanding four-year run on the volleyball court before continuing on to an international career. She was the Big 12 Player of the Year in 2008 and a three-time All-American. She is a three-time Olympic medalist.
-- Sorensen is the deputy editor and digital marketing strategist at Hail Varsity magazine. She represents a small percentage of women in sports media. According to a Women's Media Center study, only 10% of sports coverage credit in U.S. print media went to women.
-- VanLengen, national sports broadcaster, who played basketball at the University of Nebraska - Kearney and was the assistant women’s basketball coach at UNL from 1990-95.
To learn more, visit NebraskaPublicMedia.org/titleix.
“Title IX: 50 Years in the Making” will air on television at 8pm CT, June 23, on Nebraska Public Media.