Brown U’s Response to Allegations That Cuts to Women’s Sports Violate 1998 Settlement Agreement
By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Contributing Writer & Professor, Sport Management, Drexel University & Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College ejs95@drexel.edu
In May of 2020, Brown University (BU) announced an initiative to revitalize its athletics program through a restructuring program that eliminated 11 varsity sport teams (5 women’s sports; 6 men’s sports) and raised the status of two club teams (women’s sailing and co-ed sailing) to varsity status (Staff, 2020). Justifying the