Zeb, I am not sure, but I believe that Title IX is a more of a scholarship and facilities parity rather than total spending. Looking at the current budget, we are probably at parity. I don't think the law would require exactly the same numbers at all times--that would not be realistic since students come and go at all times during a year. I also think that there is probably something related to the gender breakdown of the student population. I cannot imagine that VMI would have to have the same number of women's athletic scholarships as men's. Neither would I imagine that Wells College would be required to add more men's sports.
Jerry -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Vega Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 1:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gatortalk] GatorTalk Poll: First game of the year On Jul 11, 2011, at 5:53 PM, Helen Huntley wrote: > There must be some allowances in Title IX because UF continues to spend far more on football than on anything else--and I'm not against that. It's been a while, but the allowances are along the lines of if there is an inequity (and there was at every university with a major football program), then 1. the inequity must not be allowed to worsen; and 2. the university must show progress towards eliminating that inequity #1 applies at all points in time. So, a school that might have been 85-15 at the time Title IX was adopted and improves to 65-35 cann't backslide to 70-30. In short, assuming that most sports (track, swimming) have equal men's and women's scholarships, a school with a scholarship football program needs additional women-only sports that add up to 85 scholarships before it can think of adding a men's sport. So, UF has been in compliance as it has continually progressed towards eliminating the inequity that existed at Title IX's adoption, even if parity has not yet been achieved. -Zeb -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
