A CMC student writes of how they are still unable to enter the Athenaeum due to the triggering effect that Laura Kipnis’ event last October had on them as a survivor of sexual assault.
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The Claremont Colleges announce revised, interim 6C Title IX policy
The Claremont Colleges’ new interim Title IX policy simplifies cross-campus cases, but some students, including Advocates, questioned the way in which the policy was drafted.
With grant’s end, EmPOWER Center will lose programming position
The expiration of a Department of Justice grant means one of the EmPOWER Center’s three staff positions will be eliminated.
OPINION: Scripps Professor Vanessa Tyson gives a new framework for understanding sexual assault
Vanessa Tyson, Scripps College associate professor of politics, recently accused Justin Fairfax, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, of sexual assault. Here’s what we can learn from her experiences.
Creating without fear: ‘Art for Healing’ reduces stress, reinstills agency
CW: Mentions of sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, stalking Maddy Gould PZ ’19 unfurled student art on a table that was made in the Empower Center’s event “Art for Healing,” a lunchtime activity designed to provide healing and support to survivors of sexual assault, dating/domestic violence, and stalking. Many are just