Adding As Many Women’s Sports Programs as It Takes: La Salle Settles with Women Volleyball Players

Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer & Professor, Roy H. Park School of Communications, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu In a novel settlement agreement, La Salle University avoided a Title IX lawsuit by agreeing to offer athletic opportunities proportional to enrollment or, in the event of falling short of that standard in the academic year 2021-2022, automatically reinstating women’s teams cut in the fall of 2020 and adding more women’s teams until the proportionality standa