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article illustration QUESTIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Experts on higher-education law are divided on the likely impact of a federal court's decision to revive a gender-discrimination lawsuit against the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Lisa Simpson (left), who sued the U. of Colorado at Boulder in December 2002, claiming she had been raped by football players, leaves the Denver courthouse with her lawyer. (Photograph by Mark Leffingwell)

Sidelines

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, SUE: In a lawsuit against the University of Hawaii, the women's track coach says her program has been shortchanged.

Facts & Figures

The Chronicle's annual report on gender equity in college athletics, including a searchable database

Graduation rates for athletes and other students who entered college in 1988-97

Average salaries of male and female coaches

Issues in Depth

Affirmative Action

Title IX and Intercollegiate Athletics

The Chronicle's 2007-8 Almanac of Higher Education