After Title IX Review, Merrimack Adds 6 Women's Teams

Merrimack College, in Massachusetts, has agreed to resolve issues raised in a federal compliance review by adding six women's teams, including a women's hockey team that will ultimately compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, which has been reviewing the college's compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, announced the agreement Monday. The OCR review found that during the 2009-10 academic year, women made up 47 percent of the student body at the college, but received only 35 percent of the athletic slots.