For allocative fairness the relevant quantity for comparison is subsidized expense per athlete. The reports fail to mention that the first half of the opinion is devoted to Smith's leading antitrust claim and that the court affirmed dismissal of both it and her Title IX claim as pled. Unless the reference is to cases not generally known, this is a mischaracterization as punitive of a handful of modest compensatory damage awards. The pattern in these reports is the faithful rehearsal, if not espousal, of the argumentative stance of plaintiffs' advocates. Like the fisherman describing his catch, advocates have been known to exaggerate precedents.
Colleges are the vanguard of thought and action about social justice.
Within their halls are women and men aware that needs are numerous and that intramural opportunities abound. They might prefer, as the Department of Education mandates for campus housing, that colleges apportion opportunities and subsidies to relative demand. Check this box only if you would also like this submission to be considered for publication as a letter to the editor in the printed edition Chronicle. Be sure to include your name and affiliation. Legitimate requests for anonymity will be honored.