Policy changes to address sexual assault at UNM, post-election analysis
This week on NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS, correspondent Gwyneth Doland sits down with UNM personnel Heather Cowan, Caitlyn Henke, and Lisa Lindquist to examine policy changes at the University of New Mexico enacted to address sexual assaults on campus.
Also on NMiF, host Gene Grant and this week’s Line opinion panelists discuss the local and national outcomes of the 2016 elections. Democrats in New Mexico took back the House, but a prominent leader in the Senate lost his re-election bid.
Guests:
Heather Cowan, UNM Title IX Coordinator
Caitlyn Henke, director of the UNM Women’s Resource Center
Lisa Lindquist, director, LoboRESPECT Advocacy Center
Line Panelists:
Merritt Allen, Vox Optima LLC
Andy Lyman, NM Political Report
Laura Sanchez-Rivét, attorney at Cuddy and McCarthy
Christine Sierra, retired UNM political science professor
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