Students arrived this fall to an assignment they might not have expected but are required to complete: A course on understanding and prevention of sexual harassment and sexual assault. The online training — which also is expected to be… read more
Members of the 23 campus chapters of the Interfraternity Council have committed to mandatory training on sexual assault awareness and prevention. The IFC is working through UNC’s One Act program with a goal of having each student go through… read more
Howard Kallem, a recognized expert in Title IX compliance and currently chief regional attorney of the District of Columbia Enforcement Office for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, has been appointed as the… read more
The University will drop an Honor Court charge against a student who claimed UNC was retaliating against her for her participation in a federal complaint over how UNC handles sexual assault cases. In early 2012, then-freshman Landen Gambill said… read more
The University has created a 21-member task force to review and enhance its policies and procedures for handling student-on-student complaints of harassment, sexual misconduct or discrimination. Ann Penn, the University’s Equal Opportunity/ADA… read more
April 2011 “Dear Colleague” letter from the Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education puts U.S. colleges on notice to review and upgrade their policies for handling of sexual assault complaints; UNC begins a review of its… read more
The University has created a new full-time Title IX Coordinator position and hired Christi Hurt ’93, director of the Carolina Women’s Center, to serve in the post on an interim basis, Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 said this week. The… read more
UNC’s student-led Honor System has suspended a proceeding involving a student who had been charged with harassing another student in the wake of a rape case, which was decided by another University judicial board. The student attorney general… read more
Chancellor Holden Thorp ’86 emailed the campus community on Friday, issuing another invitation to join “an open and honest dialogue” about sexual assault and how to improve the way it is addressed at Carolina. Thorp’s message included… read more
A complaint by several women that the University failed to properly handle sexual assault cases will be investigated by the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has notified Chancellor Holden Thorp… read more