• ULeth Updating Institutional Sexual Violence Policy Written by Laura Oviedo-Guzmán
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    ULeth Updating Institutional Sexual Violence Policy

    Written by: Laura Oviedo-Guzmán On February 23rd, 2022, Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides released an article titled “Committing to safer campuses.” Here he addresses the need for better policies to support those who come forward with stories about their experiences of sexual violence, focusing the discussion through the lens of “improv[ing] access and the student experience.” This “flagship initiative” is a part of the Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs, a strategy created to supply the province with the trained professionals needed for Alberta’s future via a focus on “provid[ing] high quality education.” As a result, the University of Lethbridge’s policy regarding sexual violence is currently under review following…