Claremont McKenna College’s process of investigating sexual assault accusations made against its students will likely include a live hearing with cross-examination between the accuser and the accused after the policy is updated later this month.
Tag: Title IX
Pomona #MeToo Debate Featuring Roxane Gay Rife With Tension
Renowned feminist scholar Roxane Gay spoke alongside two others to an overflowing crowd of nearly 300 students at Rose Hills Theater Tuesday, and engaged in a contentious debate about the #MeToo movement. During and after the event, Gay and many audience members expressed frustration that one of the speakers,
Survivors Speak Out About 5C Title IX Sexual Violence Policies
CW: Sexual violence, sexual assault Editor’s note: In this article, asterisks indicate that names have been changed to protect the privacy of students discussing their experiences with sexual violence. Claire* said she was sexually assaulted and threatened by a Pomona College student last October. About seven weeks after she reported
No Changes to 5C Sexual Assault Policy, Despite DOE Action
5C policies against sexual assault will not change despite the Department of Education's recent decision to scrap Obama-era Title IX policies, campus Title IX coordinators promised. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Sept. 22 that the DOE was rescinding the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter and 2014 Q&As that demanded colleges use a
Pitzer Senate Discusses Bills to Revise Sexual Assault Policies
The Pitzer Student Senate began discussing two bills that could significantly change Pitzer College’s policies for punishments for students found responsible for “non-consensual sexual intercourse” on Sunday, March 5. Pitzer’s Student Handbook defines “non-consensual sexual intercourse” as any non-consensual sexual act involving penetration of any sort. Any non-consensual sexual act that does not involve penetration
Pitzer to Undergo Internal Title IX Audit
In a letter sent to students on Dec. 15, Pitzer College’s Title IX Office announced that they would commence an internal audit of their office this spring. Title IX Coordinator Corinne Vanderkamp wrote in her letter to the community that they would conduct the audit to “ensure that we create
Clery Report Shows Decrease in Reported Sexual Assault Incidents at Pomona
On Oct. 1, 2016, the Claremont Colleges released their 2015 Clery Reports on crime at each college, which indicated, among other statistics, that Pomona College was the only school that experienced a decline in the number of rapes reported from 2014 to 2015. However, some Pomona administrators worry that this statistic
Procedures for Reporting and Investigating Sexual Assaults Vary Across 7Cs
The Claremont Colleges are unique among consortia in the United States in that they share an integrated academic and social scene. But this also means that students could be on a different campus than their own when they become a victim or a witness of sexual assault. Although the definitions of sexual assault and misconduct are the same
Pomona College Receives Title IX Complaint
Pomona College announced that it is the subject of a complaint to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights yesterday, Oct. 8, regarding the school’s responses to sexual assault cases brought before the administration. The complaint alleges that Pomona “fails to promptly and equitably respond to sexual violence complaints, reports and/or other
Aiming to Improve Sexual Assault Reporting, Pomona Forges a New Partnership
When Jessica Ladd PO ’08 tried to report an incident of sexual assault committed against her to Pomona College, she found the process overwhelming and difficult to navigate. “I was asked a lot of questions I wasn’t expecting, and I didn’t feel like I understood what was going to happen with the information I