The University of Pittsburgh has taken two actions in the wake of an obscenity-laced shouting match involving a Pitt debate coach and a Fort Hays State University debate coach who mooned her.

Assistant professor Shanara Reid-Brinkley won't be traveling with Pitt's competitive debate teams or act as a debate tournament coach for the current academic year.

In addition, Pitt has suspended participation in tournaments directed by the Cross Examination Debate Association.

The episode, which took place in March at the national championship tournament sponsored by CEDA, was widely publicized last month when an excerpt was posted on YouTube.

The video showed Fort Hays coach Bill Shanahan pulling down his pants and exposing his underwear as he and Dr. Reid-Brinkley exchanged profanities.

As a result, Dr. Shanahan was fired last month by Fort Hays, which is in Kansas. University President Edward Hammond said his behavior violated the school's faculty code of ethics.

On Tuesday, Pitt released a statement saying that the university's review of the situation showed that "unacceptable behavior was on display in ways that are incompatible with Pitt's standards for participation by our representatives in varsity competitions."

It noted that the faculty handbook calls on faculty members to conduct themselves in a professional manner.

In Pitt's formal statement, Dr. Reid-Brinkley said, "I deeply regret my language choices during this incident. Despite serious provocation, such language was unprofessional.

"I apologize for any embarrassment I have caused the university."

Pitt spokesman Robert Hill declined to say whether Pitt was continuing to participate in any other debate programs and whether Dr. Reid-Brinkley was continuing to coach students on campus.

After the Fort Hays professor was fired, CEDA issued a statement saying that the behavior was unrepresentative of its participants and it began working on ways to improve the curriculum and professional conduct.

Pitt's statement noted that university officials are looking forward to learning the outcome of that initiative.