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In honor of National Women’s History month during March, the UNM Women’s Resource Center has teamed up with UNM Feminist Research Institute and the UNM LGBTQ Resource to celebrate “Women's Herstory Month.”  The month long celebration features several...

MMA Coach Greg Jackson, trainer of newly-crowned UFC Bantamweight World Champion Holly Holm, came to UNM recently to teach a self-defense class to 50 female students. A few months ago, Jackson reached out to Caitlin Henke, program specialist at the...

The University of New Mexico Women’s Resource Center (WRC), in partnership with the Dean of Students Office, LoboRESPECT Student Group, Residence Life and Housing and Associated Students of UNM (ASUNM) Student Special Events, is bringing Laci Green to...

The University of New Mexico Dean of Students Office (DoS), LoboRESPECT student group, the New Mexico National Guard, the Rape Crisis Center of New Mexico, the Women’s Resource Center and Student Health & Counseling Center (SHAC) host the following...

When it comes to sexual contact, communication is key to making sure that both partners are comfortable with what is going on and that no one feels pressured. Consent needs to be addressed at every stage of the encounter. Verbal and physical cues and ways to express that one partner or the other wants to slow down or stop are important.

The University of New Mexico established “SMART,” or Sexual Misconduct and Assault Response Team, as front line campus responders for a range of sex crimes. The team is an evolution of SART, which responded exclusively to sexual assaults.

The Women's Resource Center (WRC) at the University of New Mexico is hosting the first Sex Week initiative Sept. 29 - Oct. 2. During the seminars, sex educators will teach attendees about consensual, safe sex through PowerPoint presentations. The event

How do you spell respect?  If you’re talking about LoboRESPECT, the letters of the word form an acronym designed to convey how the UNM community should approach sexual violence on campus - Respond, Educate, Support, Prevent, Empower, Consent, Train. ...

When the Women’s Resource Center advertises an event titled, “I Love Female Orgasm,” the response is overwhelming – some 750 showed up for the session two years in a row. But the intent isn’t titillation; it’s education. College women are four times ...