Following a string of sexual assault incidents reported on campus, the Class of 2017 will be the first to participate in a workshop on consent and healthy sexual relationships during Orientation Week this August.

About 200 students and Ithaca community members marched down to the Commons to “Take Back the Night,” showing solidarity against sexual violence and speaking up in support of survivors. 

The Cornell Women’s Summit brought together women’s organizations in an effort to engage in meaningful dialogue about common issues, according to Juliana Batista ’16, S.A. freshman representative.

A Cornell student was arrested and charged with rape in the first degree, Ithaca Police said Tuesday.

Cornell will work toward the centralization of resources for victims of sexual assault and bias, University President David Skorton said in an email sent to the Cornell community Thursday.

“The University should provide protection to the accused as a matter of fairness," said a Cornell law professor.

In the wake of reports of sexual assault on and near campus last semester, Gannett Health Services will provide a 10-week sexual assault support program for women this semester. The support group, which was also offered several years ago, will be open to undergraduate, graduate and professional students at Cornell starting Feb. 12.

In the wake of student criticism of a lack of centralized  resources for victims of sexual assault at Cornell, the University recently launched a  website to provide access to information about sexual assault and support to people who might need it.

Students Against the Sexual Solicitation of Youth — a student group dedicated to raising awareness of the commercial sexual exploitation of children — will co-host a conference on the issuesin rural areas of the United States at Cornell in April.