UConn reinstates rowing team after Title IX challenge to cut

[ASFN Admin]

The University of Connecticut has reversed course on a controversial budget cut, announcing it will keep its women's rowing program for at least the next two years. The move, announced Thursday night, comes after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order in May that prevented the school from dissolving the team at the end of this past season. U.S. District Judge Stephen Underhill ruled rowers were likely to prevail in their lawsuit, which alleges eliminating the team would violate Title IX, the federal law that guarantees equal access to women in education, including athletics.

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