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Newsmaker: Katie Pope

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By Tribune-Review
1 Min Read Sept. 11, 2015 | 11 years Ago
| Friday, September 11, 2015 10:42 p.m.
Katie Pope Noteworthy: Named the University of Pittsburgh’s first fulltime Title IX coordinator, focused on prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender. Age: 41 Neighborhood: Squirrel Hill Family: Husband, Bill Kannel; daughters Ellie and Erinn Education: Bachelor’s degree, English, University of Dayton, 1996; master’s degree, philanthropic studies, Indiana University, 1999; master’s degree, interdisciplinary studies, Iowa State University, 2005 Career: Previously worked as the Title IX deputy coordinator at Purdue University Quote: “My background comes more from the advocacy and higher education perspective, looking at how we can best serve students in light of all of the rules and regulations.”
Noteworthy: Named the University of Pittsburgh’s first full-time Title IX coordinator, focused on prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender.

Age: 41

Neighborhood: Squirrel Hill

Family: Husband, Bill Kannel; daughters, Ellie and Erinn

Education: Bachelor’s degree, English, University of Dayton, 1996; master’s degree, philanthropic studies, Indiana University, 1999; master’s degree, interdisciplinary studies, Iowa State University, 2005

Career: Worked as the Title IX deputy coordinator at Purdue University

Quote: “My background comes more from the advocacy and higher education perspective, looking at how we can best serve students in light of all of the rules and regulations.”


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