UMD Senate approves revisions to clarify campus Title IX guidelines
The policy and procedures now await approval from university President Darryll Pines.
UMD needs dedicated sexual misconduct investigators
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Preventing Sexual Assault group petitions for revisions to UMD’s Title IX guidelines
PSA launched a petition and set of demands in late August.
UMD revises policy for sexual misconduct investigations as federal regulations take effect
Community members have openly opposed the new regulations.
Sexual misconduct reports, complaints, investigations fell at UMD in 2018-19 school year
OCRSM released its annual report Wednesday, which shows the fewest investigations conducted since the office was founded in 2014.
At town hall, UMD black community members vent anger after George Floyd’s death
The Nyumburu Cultural Center and Black Faculty and Staff Association led the event.
Department of Education releases new Title IX guidelines amid coronavirus closure
The guidelines are set to go into effect in August.
UMD campus advocates worry about emotional impact of virtual sexual misconduct hearings
Cases will be adjudicated virtually due to the pandemic.
The federal government opened a new probe into UMD’s Title IX process this year
It opened three cases in 2017.
UMD SGA votes to support new Title IX office reporting structure
The body voted 18-0 on the bill, with two abstentions.