MISSOULA, Mont. — Following a year of criticism over the way the officials handled sexual assaults involving undergraduates, the University of Montana has reported 726 fewer students in enrollment numbers for the fall semester compared to 2011, The Huffington Post reports.
Critics have labeled the city of Missoula as the “Rape Capital of America,” with Jezebel.com stating in May that there had been “at least 80 reported rapes in Missoula over the last three years.” Of those, 11 of the sexual assaults reported over the last 18 months involved UM students.
The U.S. Department of Justice has given the school $300, 000 to fund programs designed to curb violence against women and to hire a violence intervention director. Additionally, all students must undergo sexual assault awareness and prevention training.
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