The U.S. Department of Justice awarded UMF nearly $300,000 to expand their sexual assault and domestic violence education and response programs. Dr. Warner will work with community members to develop programming for UMF.
Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo counties) introduced legislation to require notation on the academic transcript of any student found by a college or university to have violated the school’s rules or policies with regards to sexual violence.
The University of Maryland will be charging its own students to fund its federally mandated Title IX office that investigates reports of sexual assault on campus.
In 2014, 91 percent of college campuses reported zero incidents of rape in 2014, according to an American Association of University Women (AAUW) analysis of U.S.
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf announced the launch of “It’s On Us PA” – the first statewide campaign to address the crisis of sexual assault in schools and on college campuses.
Patty Murray (D-WA) announced the introduction of the Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act of 2015, building on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
