OCR Initiates Investigation into Middle Tennessee State University Athletics

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) advised Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) on March 8 that it is investigating a complaint, which alleges the university “discriminates on the basis of sex against females in the intercollegiate athletic program.   “Specifically, the complaint alleges that the university fails to provide equal athletic opportunities to males and females with respect to the provision of travel and per diem, the assignment and compensation of coaches; locker rooms,