Julie Thornton, St. Thomas’ Title IX coordinator, attended the general Undergraduate Student Government meeting to discuss the impact of Title IX at St. Thomas on Nov. 30. University Affairs Editor Gwynnevere Vang has the story.
Content warning: This story contains content surrounding sexual assault.
Nicholas Robert Schnack, a former St. Thomas football player, was convicted earlier this month of first-degree criminal sexual conduct of a then-St. Thomas student in September 2018.
St. Thomas will reinstate its women’s tennis program after team members threatened to file a Title IX lawsuit against the university, an athletics department statement said Thursday.
Members of the St. Thomas women’s tennis team have threatened to take legal action against the university after the men’s and women’s teams were both cut from the athletics department earlier this month.
A judge this morning dismissed a juror who had been seated for the trial of a former Minneapolis police office in George Floyd’s death. This year, St. Patrick’s Day was held mostly virtually in New York. Supporters for the University Survivors Movement, a group that advocates for the end of sexual assault on college campuses, is seeking changes for title nine.
The federal civil rights law Title IX was last amended in May 2020 by the Trump administration; the new amendments interfere with St. Thomas’s own process for dealing with Title IX-related misconduct cases and have been condemned by various groups, including the University Survivors Movement (USM), a group that advocates on behalf of sexual assault survivors at colleges and universities across the country.
A St. Thomas employee suffered a medical emergency, a St. Thomas student was robbed by an unknown suspect on Cleveland Avenue and a liquor law violation occurred in Tommie North Hall. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Sept. 1-16.
A Title IX report was filed, property damage was document in Anderson Student Center and a liquor law violation occurred in Dowling Residence Hall. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for Oct. 28 – Nov. 4.
A St. Thomas student broke an arm, A bicycle was stolen, and a Title IX report was filed. These and more are part of the Public Safety briefs for September 6 – 16.
University administrators address concerns regarding sexual misconduct discipline, and Target plans to “ease in” holiday promotions this year. Chief Story Editor Mary Brickner has today’s News in :90.
St. Thomas administrators say the university has not changed how it handles sexual misconduct on campus following the recent Trump administration cancellation of Obama-era Title IX guidances.
Title IX Coordinator Danielle Hermanny reported Tuesday, in an email addressed to St. Thomas students, faculty and staff, that she received three sexual assault reports, two of which occurred on campus and one that occurred off campus.
Title IX Coordinator Danielle Hermanny sent out an email on Feb. 7 informing the St. Thomas community of updates to the St. Thomas Sexual Misconduct Policy.
As part of the university’s Title IX compliance, St. Thomas will begin reporting hate crimes against transgender students
