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2022 Spring eTCN Newsletter
- Director's Letter
- The Untold Stories of Women in Sport: Peg Brenden
- Kudos & Announcements
- Staff Update: Hannah Silva-Breen
- Research Updates & Publications
- Celebrating 10 Years of the Women in College Coaching Report Card
- 2022 Women Coaches Symposium Back In-Person
2022 Fall eTCN Newsletter
- Director's Letter
- Upcoming Events: Save the Date
- Check Out Our Podcast: Tucker Center Talks
- Gender Equity Summer Internship Another Success
- Staff Update: The Tucker Center Welcomes First PostDoctoral Fellow
- Staff Update: Former Summer Intern Returns to Tucker Team as Doctoral Student
- Publications & Presentations
- Praise & Props
- The Changing Landscape of College Sport & the Impact on Women
2021 Fall eTCN Newsletter
- Director's Letter
- Tucker Center Events
- Tucker Center Talks Podcast
- Tucker Center Summer Gender Equity Internship goes BIG!
- Research Updates
- Award-Winning Research Project on Corporate Social Advocacy Receives Grant
- Kudos & Announcements
- Distinguished Lecture, October 27: "The Surveillance of Women in Sport: Multidisciplinary Perspectives"
2021 Tucker Center Summer Interns
2021 Spring eTCN Newsletter
2020 Fall TC Newsletter [print pdf]
- Letter from the Director
- Staff Update: Welcome Dr. Dunja Antunovic
- The Tucker Team Goes International: Efrat Abadi
- Research Updates
- Tucker Center Summer Internships Went Big ... and Virtual
- Kudos & Announcements
- Fall 2020 Distinguished Lecture: "Black Women in Sport: Voices of Resistance & Athlete Activism"
2020 Spring eTCN Newsletter
- Director's Letter
- NEW!: Women in College Coaching Report
- Staff Update: McKenzie Arbeiter
- Research Updates
- Mary Jo Kane, Tucker Center director emerita, retires
- Kudos & Announcements
2019 Fall TC Newsletter [pdf]
- Letter from the Director
- Learning Our Legacy: The Tucker Center’s Founder and Director
- Staff Update: 2019 Summer Interns
- Research Updates and Accomplishments
- Kudos & Announcements
- Fall 2019 Distinguished Lecture: "Celebrating the Career of a Groundbreaking Scholar: Professor Mary Jo Kane"
2019 Spring eTCN Newsletter
- Letter from the Director
- Women College Coaches Report Card 2019: Findings for NCAA D-I and D-III
- Women Coaches Symposium Exciting News!
- Staff Update: Mikinzee Salo Moves to Make a Difference at Tennis & Life Camps
- Kudos & Announcements
- 2018 Tucker Center Research Report
- LaVoi named Director of the Tucker Center
2018 Fall TC Newsletter [pdf]
- Letter from the Director
- The Impact of the Tucker Center at Year 25: Views from Six Invited Columnists
- Staff Update: 2018 Summer Interns
- Research Updates and Accomplishments
- Fall 2018 Distinguished Lecture: "Why Women Leaders Matter: Challenges & Opportunities for Female Head Coaches in Collegiate Sports"
2018 Spring TC e:News
- Letter from the Director
- Update: Women in College Coaching Report Card 2018
- Women Coaches Symposium in 5th year
- 8th Annual Tucker Center Film Festival a Hit!
- Staff Update: Matea Wasend
- Kudos & Announcements
- Tucker Center Hosts Visiting Scholar
- Tucker Center to Host 3rd Annual Social Justice through Sport and Exercise Psychology Symposium
2017 Fall TC Newsletter [pdf]
- Letter from the Director
- Feature: The Complexities of Sex & Gender in Sport—Revisiting the Continuum
- Save the Dates: Distinguished Lecture, Film Festival, Social Justice Sport Conference, Women's Coaching Symposium
- Special Column: Celebrating the Tucker Center as it Enters its 25th Year
- Staff Update: 2017 Summer Interns & Borton Fellow
- Kudos & Announcements
- Dorothy McNeill Tucker: 1923-2017
- Fall 2017 Distinguished Lecture Transgender Athletes: Challenging & Transforming Sports
2017 Spring TC e:News
- Key Take-Aways for the Annual Tucker Center Women in College Coaching Report Card
- 2017 Women Coaches Symposium on track for record attendance!
- 7th Annual Tucker Center Film Festival a Success
- Staff Update: Anna Baeth
- Kudos & Announcements
2016 Fall TC Newsletter [pdf]
- Letter from the Director
- Feature: Tucker Center Co-Director LaVoi Emerges as Leader for Women Coaches
- Staff Update: 2016 Tucker Center Summer Interns
- Kudos & Announcements
- Fall 2016 Distinguished Lecture: "Paradox, Pitfalls & Parity: Where Have all the Women Coaches Gone?"
- Let’s Celebrate! U.S. Women Dominate at 2016 Rio Olympics
- Save the Dates: Distinguished Lecture, Film Festival, Women's Coaching Symposium
2016 Spring TC e:News
- Letter from the Director
- Women Coaches Research Series & Report Card
- Spring Distinguished Lecture: A Great Conversation with Lindsay Whalen & Cheryl Reeve: “Lessons on Leadership: Building Champions in Women’s Sports”
- 2016 Women Coaches Symposium
- Thul Nominated for U of M’s College of Education’s Community Outreach & Engagement Award
- Staff Update: Marnie Kinnaird
- Kudos & Announcements
- Tucker Center Scholars Well-Represented in Newly Published Anthology "Child's Play"
- National Girls & Women in Sports Day
- Tucker Center Film Festival
2015 Fall Newsletter
[PDF]
- Letter from the Director
- Feature Story: Placing GIRLS First Leads to Ground-Breaking Research and Outreach
- Save the Dates: Distinguished Lecture, Film Festival & Women Coaches Symposium
- Staff Update: 2015 Tucker Center Summer Interns
- Kudos & Announcements
- Fall 2015 Distinguished Lecture: "Have We Reached a Tipping Point in Women's Sports?: A Great Conversation with Pioneering Sport Scholars"
2014 Fall Newsletter
[PDF]
- Letter from the Director
- Tucker Center Collaborates with espnW to Develop Innovative Educational Content
- Save these 2015 Dates: Film Festival & Women Coaches Symposium
- Research Update: Reports on the Employment Status of Women Coaches
- Learning Our Legacy: Twin Cities Metro Area African American Women Sport Pioneers
- Staff Updates: 2014 Tucker Center Summer Interns
- Kudos & Announcements
- Fall 2014 Distinguished Lecture: "Brave New World: The Impact of 'Reform' in Big-Time College Athletics"
2014 Spring Newsletter
[PDF]
- Letter from the Director
- First Annual Women Coaches Symposium a Big Winner!
- Tucker Center Launches Groundbreaking Research Report and Report Card on Occupational Employment Status of Women Coaches
- The Tucker Team Around the Globe
- 2014 Tucker Center Film Festival
- Staff Updates: Torrie Hazelwood, Master’s Student
- Documentary on “Media Coverage and Female Athletes” in High Demand
- #HERESPROOF Update
2013 Fall Newsletter
[PDF]
- Letter from the Director
- Feature Article: Honoring 20 Years of a Unique and Pioneering Center
- Research Update: A Collaborative Report on Women Coaches
- Did You Know? The Tucker Center is Launching a New Look
- Staff Update: 2013 Tucker Center Interns
- Kudos & Announcements: Tucker Center Honors & Awards, Publications & Presentations, & Announcements
- 2013 Fall Distinguished Lecture: The Tucker Center at 20: Honoring our Legacy & Celebrating our Achievements
2013 Spring Newsletter
[PDF]
- Letter from the Director
- Feature Article: Does Sex Sell Women’s Sport?—The “Second Wave” of Sport Media Research
- Research Updates: The Shining Stars of the Tucker Center: Doctoral Students!
- Guest Column: Collaborative Research: Living the Mission of the Tucker Center
- Tucker Center Internship Program Prepares Future Scholars
- Kudos & Announcements: Tucker Center Honors & Awards, Presentations, & Publications
2012 Fall Newsletter
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- Letter from the Director
- Feature Article: By the Numbers: Some Progress—but not Parity—for Females in Sport
- Research Updates: Making a Difference: Research on Women Coaches
- Staff Updates: summer Interns Advance Tucker Center Mission
- Tucker Center Film Fest Returns in February 2013!
- Did You Know? Female Paralympians Increase in Numbers, Equality Elusive
- Guest Column: Professor Sally Shaw, University of Otago, New Zealand
- Kudos & Announcements: Tucker Center Honors & Awards, Presentations, & Publications
- Fall 2012 Distinguished Lecture: Women & Sport Leadership: U.S. & International Perspectives
- Keep in Touch with the Tucker Center!
2012 Spring Newsletter
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- Letter from the Director
- Feature Article: Celebrating 40 Years of Title IX from Multidisciplinary Perspectives: “9 on IX”
- Research Updates
- Did You Know? Females Are Under-represented in Positions of Power in College Sport
- Learning Our Legacy: Joel Maturi
- Kudos & Announcements
- Spring 2012 Distinguished Lecture Panel: Title IX at 40: Changes, Challenges and Champions
- Keep in Touch with the Tucker Center!
2011 Fall Newsletter
[PDF]
- Letter from the Director
- Feature: Tucker Center to Host Conference on Girls & Women in Sport
- Research Update: TC Director Kane's Sport Media Research Featured in The Nation
- Tucker Center Collaborates with TPT to Produce Ground-breaking Documentary "Concussions and Female Athletes"
- Kudos & Announcements
- 2012 Tucker Center Film Festival
- Keep in Touch with the Tucker Center!
2011 Spring Newsletter
[PDF]
- Letter from the Director
- Feature Article: The Female Athlete and Concussions: The Untold and Unexamined Story
- Save the Date! 2011 Girls & Women in Sport Conference
- Tucker Center Film Festival Sells Out!
- Staff Updates: Julia Dutove
- Kudos & Announcements
- Did You Know? The Sad-but-True Facts about Concussions
- Spring 2011 Distinguished Lecture Panel: The Female Athlete and Concussions
- Keep in Touch with the Tucker Center!
- Letter from the Director
- Feature Article: Black Women DO Workout! Or If We Don’t, We Need to Start
- Research Update
- Did You Know? espnW to Debut in the Spring of 2011
- Tucker Center Film Fest!
- Staff Updates: Maya Hamilton
- Kudos & Announcements
- Guest Column, with Dr. Beth Lewis: Exercise and Weight Maintenance for Females: There is Hope!
- Fall 2010 Distinguished Lecture:
Reducing Obesity Among Minority Females: The Critical Role of Physical Activity
- Letter from the Director
- Feature Article: Women's Possible Selves and Physical Activity: A Healthy Pathway to Successful Aging
- Learning Our Legacy: Dorothy McNeill Tucker
- Did You Know? Over 12,000 Athletes Participated in the 2009 Senior Games
- Keep in Touch with the Tucker Center!
- Staff Updates: Alyssa Norris
- Kudos & Announcements
- Guest Column, with Mariah Burton Nelson: Are You Aging Successfully?
- Spring 2010 Distinguished Lecture:
Are Women Aging Successfully? New Thinking and Research about Gender & Physical Activity
- Letter from the Director<
- Feature Article: Social Media: What it is and Why it Matters to Women’s Sports
- Research Updates
- Special Guest Bloggers: Marie Hardin and Dave Zirin
- Did You Know? A Women Talk Sports Network Exists!
- Staff Updates: Austin Stair Calhoun
- Kudos & Announcements
- Fall 2009 Distinguished Lecture: “Facing Off Over Facebook: The Impact of Social Media on Women’s Sports”
2009 Spring
[PDF]
- Letter from the Director
- Feature Article: WANTED! Female Coaches at All Levels of Sport
- Research Updates
- Guest Column: Mike Messner: "You Gotta Be Tough": Challenges & Strategies of Female Coaches in Youth Sports
- Did You Know? Female Collegiate Basketball Coaches Got Game!
- Learning Our Legacy: Linda Wells: Legendary Coach
- Kudos & Announcements
- Spring 2009 Distinguished Lecture: "You Gotta Be Tough": Challenges & Strategies of Female Coaches in Youth Sports
2008 Fall
[PDF]
- Letter from the Director
- Anatomy Isn't Destiny: A Multidisciplinary Response to Michael Sokolove's Warrior Girls -- Click here to visit the Warrior Girls Blog and read the Tucker Center's critique and Sokolove's response.
- Research Updates: 2008 Tucker Center Summer Interns: Undergraduate Research Done Right!
- Guest Column: Doug Hartmann: Beijing 2008: Olympic Nationalism & the Role of Gender
- Did You Know? Beijing by the Numbers
- Kudos & Announcements
- Fall 2008 Distinguished Lecture: "Minnesota Female Olympians: Stories, Experiences & Inspirations"
2008 Spring
- Letter from the Director: Nicole LaVoi, Associate Director
- Feature: Worth the 10-Year Wait: The 2007 Tucker Center Research Report Has Arrived!
- Guest Column: Maureen Weiss: Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies: A Blueprint for Girls' Physical Activity in the 21st Century
- Research Updates
- Learning Our Legacy: Women in Physical Education Alumnae Association
- Kudos & Announcements: Scholarly Activity, Announcements & Awards
- Did You Know?: Bone Health of Adolescent Girls: The Important Role of Parents
- Spring 2008 Distinguished Lecture: "The 2007 Tucker Center Research Report: Developing Physically Active Girls," a panel with the authors, Barbara Ainsworth, Margaret Duncan, Nicole LaVoi, and Diane Weise-Bjornstal
- Eloise Jaeger: 1916-2007
2007 Fall
2007 Spring
- Letter from the Director: Nicole LaVoi, Associate Director
- Sarah Leberman: Fulbright Scholar to Conduct Groundbreaking Research at the Tucker Center
- Guest Column: Jens Omli: One Researcher's View: East African Girls' Participation in Soccer
- Research Updates
- Kudos & Announcements: Scholarly Activity, Announcements & Awards
- Did You Know?: Report Suggests Physical Activity May Counter Negative Effects of Sexualization of Girls
- Tucker Center Staff Update: Chelsey Rodd
- Fall 2007 Distinguished Lecture: "Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies: Barriers and Solutions to Girls’ Physical Activity Participation" with Maureen Weiss, Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
- Spring 2007 Distinguished Lecture Recap: "Sex vs. Athletic Competence: Exploring Competing Narratives in Marketing and Promoting Women’s Sports." Panel with Kristin Bernert, Vice President of WNBA Team Development; Regina Sullivan, Senior Associate Athletic Director, University of Minnesota; Mary Jo Kane, Director, Tucker Center; and Heather Maxwell, Tucker Center doctoral student in Sport Management
2007 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Listen Up, Media!: Interest in Women's Sports is Growing
- Guest Column: Dr. Nancy Lough: Marketing Women's Sports: Time to Move Forward
- Research Updates
- Kudos & Announcements
- Learning Our Legacy: The U of M Women's Basketball: Fast Break Club–More than a Booster Club
- Did You Know?: Newspaper Coverage of Women's Sports in the Twin Cities Declines Over Time
- Staff Update: Erin Becker
- Spring 2007 Distinguished Lecture: Sex vs. Athletic Competence: Exploring Competing Narratives in Marketing and Promoting Women's Sports
- Fall 2006 Distinguished Lecture Recap: Christine Brennan: Best Seat in the House
2006 Fall
2006 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Pioneering Women in Intercollegiate Sports Administration
- Guest Column: Joe Kelly: The Influence of Dads on the Lives of Their Active and Sporting Girls
- Research Updates
- Kudos & Announcements
- Learning Our Legacy: A Job of Their Own: Women in Sports Journalism
- Staff Update: Jens Omli
- Fall 2006 Distinguished Lecture: Christine Brennan: Best Seat in the House—From the Locker Room to the Press Box: Women's Sports in the 21st Century
- Spring 2006 Distinguished Lecture Roundup: Dan Gould: The Professionalization of Youth Sports
2006 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Making an Impact on the Lives of Girls through Sports: Minnesota Programs
- Guest Column: Diane Wiese-Bjornstal: Girls Enjoy Sports
- Research Updates
- Kudos & Announcements
- Learning Our Legacy: Lisa Lissimore
- Staff Update: Heather Maxwell
- Spring 2006 Distinguished Lecture: Dan Gould: Professionalization of Youth Sport
- Fall 2005 Distinguished Lecture Roundup: Protecting Title IX
2005 Fall
2005 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Donor Profile: Lauren Weck
- Research Update
- Learning Our Legacy: Joe Kelly of Dads and Daughters
- Kudos and Announcements
- Staff Updates: Associate Director Nicole LaVoi
2005 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Donor Profile: Deb Noll
- Research Update: Media Guide Study; Tucker Center Report
- Learning Our Legacy: A Profile of Chris Voelz
- Kudos and Announcements
- Staff Updates: Lindsay Whalen
2004 Fall
2004 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Donor Profile: Van and Mike Mueller
- Great Conversation Series
- Learning Our Legacy: A Profile of John and Sage Cowles
- Kudos and Announcements
- Staff Updates
2004 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Donor Profile: Kathleen Maloy
- Research Update & Community Outreach:
- 30 Years After Title IX
- Representations of Intercollegiate Female Athletes
- An Update on Melpomene Institute - Learning Our Legacy: A Profile of Lynette Sjoquist
- Kudos and Announcements
- Staff Updates
2003 Fall
2003 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Donor Profile: Women's Philanthropic Leadership Circle
- Gender Equity in Women's Sports: A Title IX Update
- Learning Our Legacy: A Profile of Peg Brenden
- Kudos & Announcements
- Staff Update
2003 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Donor Profile: Pam Ryan
- Research Updates
- Commission on Opportunities in Athletics - Learning Our Legacy: Sheila Burnziski
- Kudos & Announcements
- Staff Update
2002 Fall
2002 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Donor Profile: Bonnie Parkhouse
- Research Updates & Community Outreach
- Learning Our Legacy: A Profile of Jean Freeman
- Kudos & Announcements
- Staff Update
2002 Spring
- Director's Letter
- Honoring Dorothy Tucker
- Donor Profile: Katie Lindquist
- Research Updates & Community Outreach
- Learning our Legacy: A Profile of Judy Lutter
- Kudos & Announcements
- Staff Update
2001 Fall
2001 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- Learning Our Legacy: A Profile of Donna Olson
- Community Outreach and Research Updates
- Staff Updates
- Donor Profile: Mary Beth Barry
- Kudos & Announcements
2001 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- Learning Our Legacy: A Profile of Belmar Gunderson
- Community Outreach and Research Updates
- Staff Updates
- Donor Profile: Van and Mike Mueller
- Eloise M. Jaeger Scholarship
- Kudos & Announcements
2000 Fall
2000 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- Learning Our Legacy: A Profile of Eloise Jaeger
- Community Outreach and Research Updates
- Donor Profile: Margaret Chutich
- Staff Updates
- Announcements
2000 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- Learning Our Legacy: A Profile of Dorothy McIntyre
- Black History Month: Toni Stone
- Community Outreach Update
- Staff Update
- Announcements
- Kudos
1999 Fall
1999 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- Learning our Legacy: A Profile of Pat Lamb
- "It can't just be pink. It has to work!"—Innovative Designer Pam Ryan
- Community Outreach Update
- Announcements & Kudos
1999 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- A Departing Message from Former Visiting Scholar Joan Fry
- Grants Update
- Collaborative Video Aired on KARE 11
- Announcements
1998 Fall
1998 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- Affiliated Scholar Profile: Stuart J. Schleien
- Grantswriter Hired
- New Volunteers
- Staff Updates and Transitions
1998 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- Staff Changes
- Affiliated Scholar Profile: Jo Buysse
- PCPFS One Year Update
- Odds & Ends
- Grantswriter Position
1997 Fall
1997 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- Eloise Jaeger: A Pioneer in Promoting Women in Sport
- Donna Lopiano: Sixth Distinguished Lecturer
- Coca-Cola Mentoring Program: Success for First-Time Program
1997 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- President's Council Report Update
- T-Shirt Contest
- Edith Mueller Park and Recreation Memorial Award
- Affiliated Scholar Profile: Dr. Peter Hancock
- Tucker Center Staff Profile
- Announcements
- Tucker Center Staff
1996 Fall
1996 Summer
1996 Spring
- Letter from the Director
- Tucker Center Chair Named
- Staff Profiles
- Borghild Strand Distinguished Lecture Series: Judy Mahle Lutter
- President's Council Report Update
- Announcements
1996 Summer
- CRGWS Develops Affiliated Scholar Network
- Profile: Diane Wiese-Bjornstal
- Grants and Scholarships
- Recent Publications
- Center Update
- Odds & Ends
1996 Spring
- Recent Research
- Mariah Burton Nelson Lecture
- Internships, Grants & Scholarships
- Calendar of Events
- Odds & Ends