Trinity About to Hire Title IX Coordinator

Coalition for Sexual Justice held their first meeting. (photo by Jillian Cready)

By Nick Smetzer, Jillian Cready and Mark Tindall

Trinity University is in search of a new Title IX coordinator, said members of Coalition for Sexual Justice at their first meeting on Wednesday. 

With the new hire, the university will have someone especially equipped and devoted to handle Title IX-related issues, such as investigations of sexual misconducts, outreach, and policy making.

“Right now, Title IX is being handled by people without it in their job description,” said senior Hannah Braley, a leader of the coalition, formerly known as the Coalition for Respect. “It’s a lot of work, and we feel as though students’ needs aren’t currently being met.”

Advocating for Women in STEM at Trinity

Women's History Month posters in CSI, showing important female scientists (Photo by Victoria Abad)

Frances Stone. (Photo courtesy of Frances Stone)

By Victoria Abad

Frances Stone is just 20 years old but already a legend at Trinity, as “the pinnacle of women in STEM.”

Stone is a junior studying physics, heavily involved in dance, community service and academic extracurricular activities (she is an algebra tutor). She is also the only female student in her major in the class of 2019. However, without facing many adversities of being a minority in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), she has found support and encouragement in the Trinity community.

As the only woman in some of her classes, she has witnessed first-hand the under-representation of females in STEM fields. “It’s something I’m definitely always aware of,” said Stone. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, in 2017 only 30 percent of STEM degree holders were women.