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The University of New Mexico Division of Student Affairs and UNM Army, Air Force and Naval ROTC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) uniting efforts to combat sexual assault on campus and to advance LoboRESPECT CARE, (Compliance, Advocacy,...

The University of New Mexico’s Sexual Assault and Awareness Task Force is moving forward on recommendations made to the Provost on coordinating and streamlining the university’s efforts to combat sexual violence on campus. At a recent meeting, Dean of...

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.

An embittered ex-lover or spouse posts naked photos or steamy videos to the World Wide Web, without consent, images that were shared willingly and privately during happier times. This act of spite and betrayal is called “Revenge Porn,” and it subjects ...

Sexual violence on college campuses is a hot topic in the media these days, fueled in part by the federal government leading a national conversation. President Barack Obama and a number of congressional leaders are demanding universities protect ...

With attention focused nationally on college campuses’ responses to sexual assaults, the University of New Mexico is taking several proactive approaches to assess and address this issue on our campus. In light of concerns about whether a climate ...

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. ...

The University of New Mexico is improving its communications efforts involving criminal activity as well as available resources for victims and or witnesses to crimes. One of the opportunities for improvement needing campus-wide attention is the ...

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 ...