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Princeton University reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education last Wednesday to end an ongoing investigation of its sexual assault policy said to be in violation of Title IX, which bans discrimination on the basis of sex in educational institutions.
After a recent revelation that an Alcorn State football player is a registered sex offender, the National Collegiate Athletic Association is facing pressure to establish a rule that no convicted felons can participate in their sports.
Attorney James Camblos requested a psychiatric evaluation for Charlottesville resident Jesse Matthew Friday in relation to a 2005 sexual assault case. The evaluation would determine whether Matthew is competent to stand trial for the abduction with intent to defile, sexual penetration with an object and attempted capital murder of an unnamed woman in the City of Fairfax on Sept. 24, 2005.
At a summit to address sexual violence on college campuses in Virginia held Thursday and Friday, Gov. Terry McAuliffe said he intends to lead an effort to change the sexual assault culture at Virginia schools.
The Women’s Center, Sigma Psi Zeta sorority and the Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition co-sponsored “A Survivor’s Guide to Relationship Violence: A Panel Discussion” Wednesday evening as a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
As I write, news is just breaking that New York City diagnosed its first (and hopefully only) case of Ebola. It’s a scary thought: in one of America’s most densely populated metropolitan centers, someone on the verge of becoming infectious roamed the city just last night.
This October marks the 27th annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month, an annual tradition organized by the Domestic Violence Awareness Project. The University Women’s Center is spearheading the University's involvement in the campaign, launching a series of events this week to raise awareness.
One Less and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Team have teamed up to promote bystander intervention and practicing safety this Halloween weekend.
Charlottesville-based group The Women’s Initiative received a $20,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation last week. The nonprofit aims to provide free assistance and counseling as well as education to women who are victims of abuse or suffering from mental health issues.
California recently enacted a “Yes Means Yes” law, creating an affirmative consent standard at state-funded colleges and universities. With this standard, sexual partners must verbally give their consent to sexual activity; anything less is sexual assault. While this policy may offer better boundaries for what qualifies as sexual assault — and those boundaries can at times be unclear — it does so at significant costs.
In Thomas Jefferson’s founding of the University, he stressed the importance of students being involved in public affairs and public service. He knew that what happened beyond the classroom would have a significant impact on the world we live in today.
Student Council President Jalen Ross and Sara Surface, External Chair of the Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition, traveled to the White House last week to discuss sexual assault prevention strategies with other college students.
The Medical Examiner’s Office in Richmond positively identified the remains found last Saturday as belonging to second-year College student Hannah Graham. A search team from the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office found the remains last Saturday on an abandoned property off Old Lynchburg Road in an area near Walnut Creek Park, about 11 miles southwest of the University.
The bystander awareness campaign Hoos Got Your Back held Pledge Day Thursday to promote its message of bystander intervention. More than 300 students signed a pledge committing themselves to combat sexual violence on Grounds as part of the event.
The U.S. Department of Education published the final rules for executing changes to the Clery Act Monday. These changes have been discussed by the department since June, and now that they have been finalized, will go into effect July 2015, though universities will be encouraged to make a “good faith effort” to follow the rules even before that date.
A grand jury in Fairfax County indicted Jesse Matthew on three felony charges Monday in connection with a 2005 sexual assault case. Matthew is charged with attempted murder, abduction and forcible sexual penetration with an object, Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Ray Morrogh said.
English is my dad’s second language, so throughout Fall Break he would see reports on ESPN about Jameis Winston, but he didn’t know what they were about. He asked me what Winston had done this time and wondered whether he was going to be suspended. I wondered the same thing, but of all the “Developing Stories” and red-highlighted text on Sportscenter, nothing mentioned a suspension of the Florida State quarterback. The school is investigating an alleged sexual assault in 2012 and more recent news that Winston had signed autographs for money.
The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday the publication of final changes made to the Clery Act by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. The new changes include requiring institutions to report incidents of stalking and incorporate a statement of policy about programs aimed at curbing dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking in its annual security report.
The Governor’s Task Force on Combating Campus Sexual Violence met for the first time Thursday in Richmond to discuss ways to prevent and respond to sexual violence on college campuses.
A former student from Virginia Wesleyan College is filing a lawsuit against the school for allowing her sexual assailant to transfer to another university without having an expulsion on his record after he was found guilty by a Title IX hearing administered by the school.