By Melanie Escalante The President’s Excellence in Gender Equity Awards at Texas Tech highlight staff and faculty members who display efforts in promoting gender equity at all academic levels across the university. Archie Pitsilides, outreach committee chair for the Gender Equity Council and member of the Title IX committee, said in the five years he […]
Texas Tech hosts President’s Gender Equity Awards amid DEI hiring policy controversy
March 1, 2023 by
Managing relationships a troublesome task in quarantine
April 25, 2020 by
By Elizabeth Herbert Managing relationships presents newfound difficulties due to the societal consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kelsey Lueck, program manager for violence prevention and peer educator advisor for Texas Tech University’s Risk Intervention and Safety Education Office, said one may want to use self-isolation as an opportunity to work on communication through means such […]
By the Women, For the Women
October 18, 2016 by
By Kristen Barton Patricia Earl, unit coordinator and academic adviser for the Women’s Studies Program at Texas Tech, said the Women Staff Professional Network (WSPN) was conceived after a discussion within the Women Faculty Writing Group, which was formed roughly a year ago. “We created a committee to facilitate different sessions and forums throughout the year,” […]
ICYMI: Summer in Raiderland
August 29, 2016 by
Texas Tech University can look like a ghost town over the summer, but the news never sleeps. Here’s what you missed in Lubbock this summer. Title IX Investigation in Rawls: In June, reports of a 2014 Title IX investigation involving Franco Parisi surfaced, claiming the former visiting international scholar created hostile environments. The report claims […]
Title IX Offers Fickle Beam of Hope to Rape Survivors
May 30, 2016 by
By Joseph Marcades On college campuses across the country, Title IX is assumed to be sexual assault victims’ best shot at getting peace of mind after a horrific event. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. According to Know Your IX’s, the famous federal law was initially implemented to guarantee gender equality on college campuses and was […]
Drug, Alcohol Arrests Rising with Campus Population
October 7, 2015 by
Drug and alcohol-related arrests on Texas Tech’s Lubbock campus rose by 40 percent in 2014 over the previous year, shows the annual Jeanne Clery Campus Security Report, released on Oct 1. The increase reflects at least in part the growth of the on-campus population. An analysis by The Hub@TTU showed a positive correlation of .94 between the number […]
