PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Athletics will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX with the Power of IX campaign, encompassing several events throughout the year, launching with the women's basketball game against UCLA, Feb. 11 at Beasley Coliseum.
The 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in any educational institution that receives federal funding, is June 23. WSU has a substantial part in the history of Title IX with Blair v. Washington State University, a landmark women's rights case that changed the way Washington's public colleges and universities support women's athletics.