UNC Moving Toward Revoking Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree
****UPDATE: The Board of Trustees voted as part of the consent agenda on Thursday, May 31, to...
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Sexual Assault
Court Orders Top NC University to Turn Over Sex Assault Data
A state appeals court is ordering North Carolina’s flagship public university to turn over the...
Read MoreNorth Carolina Legislator Won’t Resign Despite Allegations
A North Carolina state legislator says he won’t step down even though fellow Democrats —including Gov. Roy Cooper — called on him to resign following a media report in which people said he made unwanted sexual advances. Rep....
Read MoreAudit Show N Carolina Has 15K Untested Sexual Assault Kits
North Carolina’s attorney general says the state has more than 15,000 untested sexual assault kits, a number that one national advocacy group called “significant.” Attorney General Josh Stein released the numbers at a news...
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Protecting Sexual Harassment Victims Draws Attention from North Carolina Attorney General, UNC Chancellor
Protecting victims of sexual harassment in the workplace is a priority for attorneys general...
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Hillsborough Man Charged with Child Sex Offense
Orange County authorities have arrested a man on child sex offense charges related to incidents...
Read MoreStein Talks Student Loans, Drug Abuse, Assaults on Campus
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has started a series of appearances on college campuses to speak about issues facing students. Stein held his first event Thursday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
Read MoreOCRCC Hopes ‘Me Too’ Campaign Increases Awareness
More and more individuals have begun coming forward about sexual assault on social media amidst increasing sexual assault allegations against public figures like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey. The campaign, called #MeToo,...
Read MoreSuspect Arrested for Alleged Chapel Hill Sexual Assault
****UPDATE: Police said early Thursday morning 20-year-old Kameron Dwayne Ballen, of Raleigh, was arrested around 8:45 Wednesday night and charged one felony count of second degree forcible rape. Ballen is being held under a...
Read MoreUNC President Monitoring Review of Title IX College Campus Sexual Assault Guidelines
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced earlier this month in a speech that the Department of Education will review and possibly replace Obama-era guidance on college campus sexual assault cases. In the speech, given at...
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