Title IX

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Senate town hall discusses issues of diversity, equity and inclusion

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Senate town hall discusses issues of diversity, equity and inclusion

This week, the Student Government Association (SGA) senate meeting largely revolved around diversity and inclusion, the theme of the month.

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Da Silva updates community on College’s Title IX activity

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Da Silva updates community on College’s Title IX activity

BY EMMA COOPER ’20

In an email sent out to the Mount Holyoke community on Feb. 21, Shannon Da Silva, the College’s Title IX and section 504 Coordinator, provided updates on the steps the College has taken in regards to Title IX and the #MeToo movement since the fall semester of 2018. “As you know, last semester we had many dialogues, forums, rallies and discussions about various events that took place in the fall related to Title IX, sexual misconduct and #MeToo,” the email read. “I am writing to follow up on those events and keep this important conversation going.”

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Proposed change to Title IX alters definition of gender

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Proposed change to Title IX alters definition of gender

BY LILY REAVIS ’ 21

The Trump Administration is working with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to establish a legal definition of gender under Title IX, according to a New York Times article published on Oct. 21.

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Community grapples with accounts of sexual assault

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Community grapples with accounts of sexual assault

BY LILY REAVIS ’21

Content warning: this article references sexual assault.

This is a developing story and the Mount Holyoke News recognizes that the following topic is sensitive. Updates will be available in following print editions and on the Mount Holyoke News website as more information becomes available. — The Mount Holyoke News Executive Board

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Alumna accuses professor in national #MeToo article

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Alumna accuses professor in national #MeToo article

BY LILY REAVIS ’21

Content warning: this article references sexual assault.

On Oct. 13, the Associated Press (AP) published a story featuring a Mount Holyoke alumna’s account of an assault by a professor while she was a student at the College. Ruth D’Eredita ’84 said that she sent a letter to the College in October 2017 detailing the assault.

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