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In 2017, Missouri State University received a three-year grant for Project HEAL (Help, Educate, Advocate, Listen) from the Office on Violence Against…
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In November 2017, Missouri State University was awarded a grant from the office of violence against women in the department of justice. That project,…
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Missouri State University says it’s keeping in place policies and procedures for handling sexual misconduct cases under Title IX.The decision comes after…
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Missouri State University has named its first full-time Title IX coordinator.The school announced Monday that Jill Patterson will be the subject-matter…
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U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill says legislation aimed at curbing campus sexual assaults will be redrafted to encompass some of the suggestions received…
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Missouri State University President Clif Smart says a new policy this year is intended to “deal with every conceivable allegation of sexual assault,…
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Title IX was enacted in 1972 primarily as a way to ensure gender equity in educational institutions. As more recent court cases have interpreted it to…
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A bipartisan group of eight senators has introduced legislation that takes aim at sexual assaults on college and university campuses.Missouri’s Claire…
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The Missouri State University Board of Governors recently approved a comprehensive policy to deal with sexual misconduct on campus. KSMU’s Alissa Zhu has…
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One in five US colleges and universities don’t train their staff on how to respond to campus sexual assaults, and almost one in three don’t teach their…