On June 23, 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments was enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law, prohibiting sex discrimination in any educational program or activity receiving any type of federal financial aid. 2022 commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of this groundbreaking and transformative legislation to equalize education.
The University Libraries, UB’s Office of Inclusive Excellence, UB’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, UB Athletics, The Gender Institute and the UB Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, have created an exhibition, “Changing the Game: 50 Years of Title IX,” on the third floor of Silverman Library on UB’s North Campus. With materials provided from the University Archives, the exhibition highlights events that have occurred both nationally and at UB to tell the story of this living legislation.