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On the Basis of Sex: Title IX and the Business of College Athletics

Equality, Higher Education • By Lynette Paczkowski • January 20, 2021

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AiVi Nguyen writes “10 Things I know about … How companies respond to George Floyd’s killing” for the Worcester Business Journal

Discrimination • July 7, 2020

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Another Victory in the L.G.B.T.Q.-Rights Movement

Discrimination • By Bowditch & Dewey • June 26, 2020

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AiVi Nguyen Quoted in Worcester Telegram’s “Number of women in top executive roles rising in Central Mass.”

Equality • January 15, 2020

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Blind Hiring: An Experiment in Craft Beer Inclusion

Discrimination, Employment, Women • November 4, 2019

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Framingham State Distinguished for Diversity Efforts; Only Public College in MA Honored

Discrimination, Higher Education • By Katherine Garrahan • October 7, 2019

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Transgender College Students Face Higher Rates of Mental Illness

Discrimination, Higher Education, LGBTQ Rights • By Chelsie A. Vokes • October 1, 2019

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Court Rejects First Amendment Challenge to University Diversity and Inclusion Policies

Discrimination, Higher Education, LGBTQ Rights • By Robert G. Young • September 25, 2019

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Brewers Association Diversity Grants Support Diverse, Inclusive Craft Beer Events

Discrimination, Employment • By Bowditch & Dewey • September 4, 2019

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Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Co. Taproom Team Learns ASL to Better Serve the Deaf Community in Framingham

Employment • August 13, 2019

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The Commonwealth Institute Releases Findings from Bowditch-Sponsored 2019 Women’s Leadership Development in Massachusetts Impact Study

Discrimination, Women • By Kristin Wildman Shirahama • August 1, 2019

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The Pay Equity Battle Rages On for U.S. Soccer

Discrimination, Women • By Lynette Paczkowski • July 11, 2019