Destiny Marrufo on new role as Title IX coordinator and creating supportive environment

Pomona College’s Destiny Marrufo will be assuming the role of Title IX coordinator and clery officer this spring, retiring her position as assistant director of Campus Advocacy, Resources, Education and Support (CARES). The previous Title IX coordinator, Erica Moorer Taylor, stepped down from her position on Oct. 25, 2023. Dean

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Sexual Assault Campus Climate: A summary of student demographics

On Jan. 24, students at the 5Cs received an email from their respective college presidents announcing the results of the Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) Consortium’s 2023 Sexual Assault Campus Climate Survey (SACCS). These results were presented alongside an analysis of the results by the 5C HEDS SACCS working group,

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From Teal Dot to Title IX, CMS athletes are getting educated on sexual safety

More than 50 years after President Nixon signed Title IX into law, athletes in Claremont are learning from and about it. This past month, some of our Stags and Athenas have undergone training designed to equip them with the skills to prevent sexual assault and to support survivors.

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CMC student groups condemn Ath speaker: ‘Too many of our peers are hurting’

Claremont McKenna College’s Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum hosted Northwestern University professor Laura Kipnis on Oct. 6. Known for controversial angles on sensitive subjects ranging from Title IX to “sexual politics on campus,” her invitation to speak attracted broad criticism from students who said it was detrimental to survivors and campus culture.

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6C Title IX policy revisions reflect order for formal grievance process, live hearings

The 6C Interim Title IX Policy was revised in late January in an effort to comply with an order mandated under the Trump administration.

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