A St. Thomas student dies after falling from a 10th-floor balcony, St. Thomas issues a bias motivated incident report, and thousands of Google employees protest sexual misconduct allegations. Public Relations Director Kate Smarjesse has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Sept. 24, 2018
Teenager highjacks SUV, Indonesian teen survives 49 days at sea, Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh is under fire for sexual misconduct. Reporter Jacob Schneider has today’s News in :90.
OPINION: Investigate sexual harassment allegations before convicting the accused
Reporter Solveig Rennan argues in a column that both Sen. Al Franken and President Donald Trump should face fair ethics investigations on their sexual misconduct allegations before being found guilty in the eyes of the public.
AP: Franken denies allegation he forcibly tried to kiss woman
Sen. Al Franken on Wednesday denied a new sexual misconduct accusation that came from a former Democratic congressional aide that he tried to forcibly kiss her after a taping of his radio show in 2006.
‘No changes’ at St. Thomas after new federal Title IX guidance
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.
St. Thomas offers online sexual assault prevention training
The Dean of Students Office is providing a mandatory online sexual misconduct education and training during the 2015-2016 school year.
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University to implement online education, training for sexual harassment
Student focus groups selected Not Anymore as a possible website St. Thomas can use for online education and training on sexual harassment and assault.
Emily Erickson takes on sexual misconduct prevention coordinator role
The Dean of Students Office hired Emily Erickson as the university’s new Sexual Misconduct Prevention Coordinator, a position created earlier this year.
Canney to resign in December
Jane Canney, vice president for student affairs, announced Monday morning that she will be resigning effective Dec. 31.
Dean’s office partners with student organizations
Efforts within the St. Thomas dean’s office to update the school’s sexual misconduct policy have given rise to a new partnership between the Dean of Students office and multiple student groups.
St. Thomas adopts new sexual misconduct policy
The biggest changes to the new policy focus on stalking, dating violence, sexual coercion and exploitation, according to the Dean of Students office.
News in :90 – Sept. 12, 2014
This is News in :90 for Friday, Sept. 12, 2014.
Minn. archbishop denies touching minor
The head of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced Tuesday that he is stepping aside from public ministry effective immediately after an allegation that he inappropriately touched an underage male.
Twin Cities archdiocese faces another sex lawsuit
A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that officials in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis allowed a priest to continue working with children despite reports that he sexually abused children as early as 1969.