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.

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Title IX coordinator says student complaints, not lack of training, was primary reason for Pomona Advocates’ suspension

Pomona Title IX coordinator Sue McCarthy told TSL that the suspension of the program was primarily related to students’ reports of issues with the program, not a lack of confidentiality training.

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Pomona suspends sexual assault survivors program

Pomona College announced Wednesday that the Pomona Advocates for Survivors of Sexual Assault program has been suspended for the remainder of the spring semester, an unanticipated and controversial move that prompted nearly 100 students to pack an ASPC meeting room to voice their dissent. Written by the President’s Advisory Committee

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