Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Nancy Hogshead-Makar is a Professor at the Florida Coastal School of Law. She is one of the nation’s foremost exponents of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, particularly within the context of intercollegiate sports. In private practice at Holland & Knight LLP, she represented student-athletes and universities in Title IX matters. She is a former President of the Women’s Sports Foundation (1992-94) and currently serves as its legal advisor. She has testified in Congress numerous times on the topic of gender equity in athletics, written numerous scholarly and lay articles, and has been a frequent guest on national news programs on the topic, including 60 Minutes, CNN, Good Morning America, ESPN. She serves as an expert witness in Title IX cases, and has written amicus briefs representing athletic organizations in the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to attending law school, Professor Hogshead-Makar was an Olympic swimmer, capping her career at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics where she won three gold medals and one silver medal. In 2000, Sports Illustrated ranked her as Florida’s 13th greatest athlete of the 20th Century. Significant awards include induction into the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2004, the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame in 2001, the National Association for Sports and Physical Education Hall of Fame in 1993, and receipt of an honorary doctorate from Springfield College in 2002. In 2004, she was awarded “Favorite Professor” by the first-year students. Professor Hogshead-Makar earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and is an honors graduate of Duke University with majors in political science and women’s studies.