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The Women's Center will hire a new coordinator for outreach and education within the Gender Violence and Social Change (GVSC) program.
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Women's Center receives funding to create new position

By Elizabeth O’Roark | January 16, 2015

The University is providing salary dollars for the Women’s Center to add a new position to their Gender Violence and Social Change (GVSC) program. The new coordinator will do outreach and education on Gender Violence and Social Change around grounds. Director of the GVSC Claire Kaplan said that the coordinator’s main responsibilities will be with the Men’s Leadership Program and the Survivor Support Network training. The coordinator will add to existing programs and also put new programs in place.

The Milstein Commission on Entrepreneurship and Middle Class Jobs partnered with the Batten Institute and Darden to produce the report.
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Miller Center releases report, says entrepreneurship creates jobs

By Hannah Mezzacappa | January 15, 2015

The Miller Center released a report Wednesday detailing a plan to create middle class jobs through entrepreneurship. Recent economic stagnation and the decrease of startup growth prompted the report. Jeff Chidester, Director of Policy Programs at the Miller Center, said startups and small business account for half of American jobs, and two-thirds of job creation.

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University students, faculty undergo Green Dot training

By Katie Grimesy | January 15, 2015

Over Winter Break, 150 University students and faculty underwent a four day Green Dot program which aims to advocate against sexual assault and increase bystander intervention program within universities and other communities. Nicole Thomas, prevention coordinator for the Office of the Dean of Students, said those trained over the break will help expand the program further at the University.

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Sullivan hosts sexual violence discussion

By Kaelyn Quinn and Genny Huss | December 5, 2014

University President Teresa Sullivan hosted a reception Thursday in the Special Collections Library to discuss the issue of sexual violence at the University. The reception covered a variety of issues, including the implementation of mandatory campus safety classes for students, how to better support survivors of sexual violence as a community, and the issue of alcohol and partying.

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Glynn Key, alumna, Seven and former BOV member dies suddenly

By Kathleen Smith | December 1, 2014

Glynn D. Key, alumna, member of the Seven Society and former University Board of Visitors member passed away suddenly on November 20 at her home in Philadelphia. At the time of her death, Key served as general counsel to General Electric (GE) and oversaw multiple global development projects.

Researchers from the Curry School and the College of Arts and Sciences will be conducting four educational research projects that received $9.2 million in funding from the IES.
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Curry School's new major emphasizes hands-on community involvement

By Angela Pham | December 1, 2014

This Fall semester, the Curry School of Education created a new major called Youth and Social Innovation (YSI), in which students learn about youth development, planning, and policy. The new major joins two existing Bachelor of Science in Education degrees at the Curry School, the Kinesiology major and Speech Pathology and Audiology major.

Under the banners the Seven Society placed letters soliciting proposals for their donation of $57,777.77 towards bystander intervention education.
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Seven Society hangs banners, leaves letters soliciting proposals

By Grayson Kemper | December 1, 2014

The Seven Society raised banners around Grounds Sunday calling for unity and collective action from within the University community to respond to recent events. Each banner bears the same inscription and is accompanied by a letter laid below it. The banners, which can be seen hanging from spots including the Fralin Art Museum, Runk Dining Hall, Thornton Hall and Peabody Hall, are inscribed with John Donne’s 17th century poem “No Man is an Island,” which lies below the the Seven Society’s insignia.

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President Sullivan addresses Rolling Stone article, University response plan

By Anna Higgins | December 1, 2014

University President Teresa Sullivan addressed the University community Monday afternoon about how the administration plans to respond to rape, alcohol abuse, danger at fraternity parties and other key issues brought to light following the publication of a Rolling Stone article Nov. 19 which documented several rape allegations by University students. The conference was closed to media, but live-streamed on the University website.

The English department faculty held a student-faculty discussion called "We Need to Talk."
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University faculty respond to Rolling Stone article released Wednesday

By Anna Higgins , Madeline Nagy and Lee Williams | November 25, 2014

Amid a sea of protests, University faculty have been active participants in the dialogue permeating Grounds which critically analyzes the University's culture and policies surrounding sexual assault. In addition to organizing a rally Saturday night on Beta Bridge, faculty from a swath of departments have issued statements and held discussions to help promote constructive change on Grounds, after a Rolling Stone article published last week thrust the University community into the national spotlight over the administration's handling of sexual assault cases.

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