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Updated SHP online courses coming to STARS in 2025 (spring)

The SHARE Title IX and Title VI Office is currently working with the Office of General Counsel and the Employee Labor Relations-UHR Office to evaluate content changes required based on the updated Title IX Regulations and the Department of Education's "Dear Colleague" letter. Note that our Sexual Harassment Prevention courses are part of a larger review of Stanford courses affected by the federal administration's new guidelines and executive orders.

April: Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)

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April is recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

About Sexual Assault + Prevention

  • Sexual assault is a serious and widespread problem*:
    • "Research on campus sexual assault describes 20% to 30% female (Cantor et al., 2017; Krebs et al., 2016; Lawyer, Resnick, Bakanic, Burkett, & Kilpatrick, 2010), 6.3% to 20% male (Cantor et al., 2017; Tewksbury, 2007), and 29.5% trans and gender nonconforming students (Cantor et al., 2017) have experienced sexual assault during college.  In addition, 28.5% of women experience attempted or completed sexual assault before or after entering college (Krebs, Lindquist, Warner, Fisher, & Martin, 2007) and 18.3% and 44.6% of women respectively experienced rape and other forms of sexual assault in their lifetime (Black et al., 2011).
    • Compared to White peers, racially minoritized populations also experience qualtitatively different experiences when compared to white peers (Black et al., 2011; Gross, Winslett, Roberts, & Gohm, 2006) because of experiences of sexual trauma intersecting with “societal trauma” (Bryant-Davis, Chung, & Tillman, 2009, p. 331) such as racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, and other forms of systemic oppression.
    • Despite these high rates of sexual victimization, studies have consistently demonstrated that sexual assault is extremely underreported (Fisher et al., 2003; Gardella et al., 2015; Lindquist, Crosby, Barrick, Krebs, & Settles-Reaves, 2016; Sabina & Ho, 2014; Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000, 2006)".

SAAM 2025 

  • This year’s national SAAM theme, “Together We Act. United We Change.”, emphasizes the power of collective action.
  • The SHARE Office is committed to empowering our community to be part of the solution by organizing, educating, and advocating for survivor support.
  • Here is our calendar of events for SAAM 2025: 

    SAAM Calendar 2025

    Get Involved 

  • Come to our events for SAAM (pictured in the calendar above).
  • Volunteer at Take Back the Night (TBTN) on April 22nd: bit.ly/tbtnvolunteer
  • Wear denim on April 30th to recognize Denim Day, a protest against misconceptions surrounding sexual violence.
  • Spread the word! Share the SAAM calendar with your community.
  • Follow us on Instagram [@shareatstanford] to stay up to date with all things SAAM and SHARE.

    History of the movement

Timeline of Sexual Assault protests and legislation from the 1970s to today

 

PAST CAMPAIGNS

"My body is..." Campaign

3 students stand with writing on their arms

"Consent is..." Campaign

5 students holding white boards about why consent is sexy

Past Newsletters

April 1, 2022 - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 4, 2022 - SAAM at Stanford (feat. activist Lydia X.Z. Brown)

April 11, 2022 - Upcoming Events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (feat. activist Sarah Kim)

April 18, 2022 - SAAM: Take Back the Night

April 25, 2022 - SAAM: Denim Day (feat. activist Mia Mingus)

May 4, 2022 - SAAM Recap