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After a group of athletes sued, Marshall University is no longer planning to end its women\u2019s swimming and diving program, the Associated Press and other outlets reported. <\/p>\n
The student athletes had accused the university of violating Title\u00a0IX, the gender-equity law that requires equal opportunities to participate in educational activities. University officials have said the decision to eliminate the sports stemmed from \u201cmanaging the financial realities of intercollegiate athletics and addressing the infrastructure investments required to sustain Division\u00a0I swimming facilities.\u201d Marshall also planned to add Stunt, a relatively new women\u2019s sport.<\/p>\n
Marshall president Brad Smith said in a news release that the university changed its plans for swimming and diving after \u201cexternal Title\u00a0IX consultation indicated that eliminating a women\u2019s program could potentially place the university outside the safe harbor framework of Title\u00a0IX, even when the long-term result would be an increase in participation opportunities for women.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLeadership is about making difficult decisions and trade-offs, and sometimes those decisions are unpopular,\u201d Smith said at a news conference. \u201cBut leadership is also about having humility to listen, to learn and to adjust course if new facts and information emerge. And that\u2019s what we have done here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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