Vaguely defined terminology and a lack of centralized, updated resources around sexual violence leave students vulnerable and isolated.
Tag: Title IX
OPINION: Harvey Mudd succeeds and fails with Title IX complaints
Harvey Mudd does well navigating the legality of Title IX, but still needs more confidential student resources.
Harvey Mudd requires mentors to report sexual assaults to Title IX office
Harvey Mudd College mentors — older students who live in dorms with first years to support them and plan events — are now required to report to administrators any incidents of sexual assault and suicidal ideation about which they’re told, officials said.
Pomona must pay $130,000 to former student accused of sexual assault for denial of fair hearing, CA court rules
Pomona College must pay $130,000 in attorney fees to a former student accused of sexual assault for denying him a “fair hearing,” a California appeals court ruled Oct. 3.
CMC’s chief civil rights officer investigating Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swim team
Claremont McKenna College’s Title IX office is investigating reported actions by members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swim and dive team, a college spokesperson said Wednesday.
Scripps loses Title IX director
Scripps College will lose its Title IX coordinator at the start of the academic year.
News Bites Week of April 14
Pomona released proposed updates to its student code policies, relating to alcohol policy, free speech and the Good Samaritan Policy.
Pomona’s new sexual assault survivors program includes close ties to local org Project Sister
Pomona College announced its new advocates for sexual assault survivors program will be more directly linked to Project Sister, a local survivor support group, and will have a more hierarchical structure.
Pomona sponsors say they’re not equipped to handle sexual assault, mental health issues
Pomona College sponsors told TSL they frequently feel ill-prepared to assist students in crisis and are wary about recommending students to on-campus mental health resources.
Pomona hosts forum on sexual assault survivors program to hear from students
A Pomona committee addressing sexual assault faced criticism from students for suspending the Advocates program at a forum Tuesday.