5 hours ago On May 6, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion and Associate Dean of the Faculty Dr. Kimberly Barrett announced that Martha Compton will serve as the Interim Coordinator of Equity & Title IX Coordinator. Compton is the Director of Strategic Partnerships and Client Relations at Grand River Solutions. In the email, Barrett stated that Compton “is a nationally recognized expert in Title IX and student conduct and recently completed her term as President of the Association for Student Conduct Administration.” Barrett said that the office of Diversity and Inclusion was already working with Grand River Solutions to review a variety of Lawrence’s policies, calling their knowledge of education, human resources and law quite extensive and impressive. According to their website, Grand River Solutions works to “bring systemic change to how school districts and institutions of higher education address their Clery Act and Title IX obligations.” Because of this demonstrated expertise, Barrett said, Compton was the perfect fit for the interim position.