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Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) is recognized every year during April. Each year, the National Sexual Violence Resource Center promotes SAAM by highlighting a specific theme and this year’s theme is Building Safe Online Spaces Together. NSVRC is...

April 1 kicks off Sexual Assault Awareness Month and groups across the country are joining the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) in pledging to create safe spaces online.   This year, the NSRVC’s campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness...

The University of New Mexico is joining institutions and organizations across the country in recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This is the nineteenth year the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) has organized Sexual...

At a recent UNM Board of Regents meeting, Student Regent Melissa Henry and two colleagues asked the University community to join them in recognizing Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24.  Organized by Peace Over Violence, Denim Day brings together ...

According to a recent CNN report, many states, including New Mexico, require more training hours to receive a barber’s license than a police badge. Some states are even encouraging cosmetologists to receive victim response training. It’s part of why...

With the momentum of movements like Me Too and Time’s Up, society is experiencing a shift around sexual violence – how it’s identified, reported and prevented. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time to raise public awareness about sexual...

New numbers show The University of New Mexico is making big strides toward addressing a rising national problem: sexual misconduct on college campuses. Just six months after UNM reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S....

The scene is set. You’ve been asked out and you’re getting ready to spend some quality time with hopefully someone who gives you butterflies. But not all gut feelings are a positive sign that your date is a success. “First dates are often stressful and...

It’s a text no one wants to receive: a Lobo Alert warning the campus community one of its own has been sexually assaulted. Students immediately wonder if it was their friend or fellow student they see every day on their way to class – and according to...