Female Athletes Allege 45 Year History of Title IX Non-Compliance at Lock Haven University

By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Professor, Sport Management, Drexel University, ejs95@drexel.edu   In Robb et al. v. Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (2017), eight female athletes (six field hockey players and two swimmers) claim that routine failures to provide equitable athletic opportunities and benefits to female students constitute numerous violations of Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. Sections 1681-1688 (“Title IX”). Their claim challenges the Unive