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Women in Higher Education

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A federal appeals court last month reversed a $2 million award to Heather Sue Mercer, the kicker cut from the Duke University football team due to sex discrimination.

Mercer joined the Duke football team in 1995, but was cut from the team in 1996, never having been allowed to play, dress or sit on the bench with other players. She graduated in 1998.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said ...

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