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The Line: Report Shows UNM Athletics Favors Males Over Females

June 8, 2018 – A new report shows UNM’s athletic department is not Title IX compliant, meaning that it falls short of federal guidelines for gender equality.  How will UNM’s apparent non-compliance affect the future of several sports programs that are already on the hook due to budget deficits?  Gene Grant and the Line speculate on what steps the university might take to level the playing field in order not to lose federal money.

For Further Reading:

AD Nuñez’s hard design on cutting UNM teams got easier , By Will Webber, Santa Fe New Mexican

Line Panelists:
Dan Foley, former House minority whip
Sophie Martin, attorney
Rachel Sams, editor of Albuquerque Business First
Laura Sanchez-Rivét, attorney at Cuddy and McCarthy, LLP