St. Joe’s received a $30,000 grant from Gov. Tom Wolf as part of the “It’s On Us PA” campaign to prevent sexual assault on college campuses.
The “It’s On Us PA” campaign is part of a...
Earlier this semester Sehar Macan-Markar ’22 was surprised to hear offensive comments about Islam made by one of her classmates in her Islam class, one of 13 GEP religious difference courses offered in...
The former assistant director for music and worship for Campus Ministry filed a civil lawsuit on Oct. 11 against St. Joe’s for discrimination based on sexual orientation according to a federal court...
University and Student Senate participate in public comment
Public comment for the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed overhaul of Title IX closed on Jan. 28, after being open to the public...
We have a responsibility to protect survivors
Title IX, a federal law which protects students from sex-based discrimination in educational institutions which receive federal funding, could undergo significant...
The decision made regarding what the university believes to be a “bias incident,” reported by The Hawk in the Nov. 28 article “Racist slur left on students’ dorm room door,” has affirmed threatening...
Sexual assault prevention programs in works
Planning is underway for how St. Joe’s will implement new sexual assault prevention programs and trainings as a part of a federal grant the university received...
Christopher Morrin joins St. Joe's Office of Student Outreach and Support
When Christopher Morrin, St. Joe’s first sexual misconduct prevention specialist, was in college himself at Lehigh University,...
St. Joe's receives second sexual assault prevention grant
Last week, St. Joe’s received the It’s On Us grant, which awarded the university $30,000 for sexual assault awareness education and prevention,...
Religious liberty and LGBTQ student rights clash
Congress is in the midst of passing a bill that could deeply impact federal funding for higher education, while condoning potential forms of discrimination...
St. Joe's responds to the rollback of Title IX policies
Despite new federal guidelines regarding sexual assault on campus, officials at Saint Joseph’s University do not plan to make any changes to...
What you should know about the rollback
The United State’s Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos withdrew an Obama-era policy regarding sexual assault on university campuses on Sept. 22, 2017 and replaced...
