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Title IX

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What is Consent?

Consent is an affirmative, voluntary and knowing agreement to engage in sexual activity.

  • Consent is not equivalent to the absence of no. Silence or the absence of resistance does not imply consent.
  • Consent must be mutually and unambiguously communicated.
  • Past consent does not imply future consent.
  • Consent to engage in sexual activity with one person does not imply consent to engage in sexual activity with another.
  • Consent can be withdrawn at any time.
  • Coercion, force, or threat of either invalidates consent.
  • Consent is only possible if all parties involved are able to act under their own free will.
  • A person who is incapacitated cannot give consent. Incapacitation may result from the influence of alcohol or other drugs, when a person is asleep or unconscious, or because of a disability that prevents a person from having the capacity to give consent.
Stephanie Nixon, Title IX Coordinator
Phone: 
610-526-7630
titleix_coordinator@brynmawr.edu
Raymond Albert, Equal Opportunity Officer
Phone: 
610-526-7630
eoo@brynmawr.edu
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