The Black Informant

Title IX and HBCUs

Many historically black schools may face Title IX issue

By Erik Brady, USA TODAY
The College Sports Council will release a study Wednesday that says 72 of 74 historically black colleges and universities do not meet the proportionality standard of Title IX, the law that bans sex discrimination at schools receiving federal funds.

The council, an advocacy group for men’s sports, counted only co-ed historically black colleges with athletic departments. Allen University and Morris College, both in South Carolina, are proportional, the study says.

“We’re not asking for punishment; we’re pointing out how hard it is for HBCUs to comply with proportionality,” council Chairman Eric Pearson says. He argues HBCUs are faced with the prospect of cutting men’s teams at a time when they are trying to attract and retain male students.

The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, which represents HBCUs, declined comment until it sees the full report. (more…)