Reading Time: 2 minutes “Regardless of your gender, if you are feeding a child, whatever that looks like for you, the more we can normalize that behavior, the more likely that people will feel more comfortable [on campus],” Palmer said.
Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] Dear Reagan, I’m currently in a class with a challenging professor, personality-wise. Every once in a while they make comments that seem completely off-base and off-topic. We’ll be talking about something totally unrelated and they find a way to make some snide comment about people who are in protected classes, like making jokes […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU filed a motion to dismiss with prejudice former Title IX coordinator Melissa Frost’s wrongful termination lawsuit in Utah’s Third District Court Aug. 21. The filing states that “Frost’s alleged whistleblowing was performed in the ordinary course of her job responsibilities, which was to investigate and report on discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims at UVU.” […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The investigators hired to evaluate Melissa Frost’s and Emily Tooy’s Title IX complaints received $41,532 in compensation according to government records. Jody Shipper, the investigator into Frost’s case, received nearly $32,557, while Employer-Lawyer’s Spencer Phillips only received $8,975 for his investigation into Tooy’s complaint. Shipper began her investigation in July 2017, which was one month […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes University spokesperson Scott Trotter has released a second statement regarding former Title IX Coordinator Melissa Frost’s lawsuit after another woman spoke about her experience. According to Frost, she was preparing to “begin discrimination harassment investigations into allegations by three females against white males in upper management” when she was notified of UVU’s intent to terminate. Emily […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Reporting by: McKhelyn Jones & Kimberly Bojorquez Melissa Frost, UVU’s former Title IX coordinator, is suing the school for wrongful termination in retaliation for whistleblowing on university practices, according to documents filed at the Third District Court in Salt Lake County May 8. According to Scott Trotter, senior director of communication, UVU leaders took “immediate […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Laura Carlson has accepted the position as UVU’s new Title IX coordinator and EEO/Affirmative Action director effective Feb. 1. Carlson has received nationally recognized training in Title IX and has extensive experience working within employee relations with Senior Professional in Human Resources recognition, according to an email announcement made by Linda Makin, UVU’s vice president […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute University officials confirmed Jan. 23 that Melissa Frost, UVU’s former Title IX director, is no longer employed at UVU. This comes months after being placed on an unspecified extended leave in June 2017. “Melissa Frost, UVU’s equal opportunity and Affirmative Action director and Title IX coordinator, is no longer employed at Utah Valley University,” senior […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by Tyler Carpenter Additional Reporting by Lincoln Op’t Hof Title IX coordinator and Equal Employment Opportunity director Melissa Frost, has been on extended leave for months, and university officials will not disclose complete details about her employment status. As of Aug. 10, UVU’s Title IX office has been under investigation by the U.S. Department […]
Reading Time: 9 minutes Reporting by | Brigham Berthold and McKhelyn Jones Green Light Project EDITOR’S NOTE: Rae asked The Review to refer to them in the non-binary “they.” Rae entered their first semester at UVU with the excitement of starting their freshman year. Nearly one month after Rae began classes, they were raped. Common among cases of rape, […]