Title IX a balancing act for college administrators

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'Title IX is controversial with some men’s coaches and male athletes.

For instance, in order to close a $2 million shortfall in their athletic budget earlier this year, Slippery Rock University dropped two women’s sports and five men’s sports. After some female athletes filed a lawsuit in federal district court earlier this year, the university was required to reinstate the two women’s sports, swimming and water polo, because their elimination violated Title IX regulations. The school did not have to reinstate the dropped men’s programs.

Pecora explained that Title IX has been very positive for women’s athletics. However, the rules do have an impact on some men’s programs, although not at Pitt-Johnstown.

“You always have these unintended consequences,” Pecora said. “Over the years, universities were put into a position that you have to comply with one of these three prongs. The whole premise was to expand the opportunities for women, and that is what everyone is trying to do. But, what happens in the unintended consequences is that if you put a lot of effort into trying to expand the opportunities, but if the numbers and the interest are just not there to do that, then you have to cut to comply with it.”