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...example, last year under the old system, seven cases of sexual assault were brought before the Ad Board, four went unresolved because of a lack of evidence. Sure, the Ad Board heard these cases, but what kind of justice does a scratch case provide for the victim...
This new policy makes it clear that if a student is assaulted, he or she should think of the police first and the Ad Board last, and go right to the police to begin the evidence-gathering process and pursuing the case in court...
...meeting at which several professors rightly complained of the absence of any explicit reference to sexual assault on the official agenda, the Faculty approved a proposal to introduce an additional filter into the Administrative Board’s investigative process. The new policy states that the Ad Board will direct students who are unable to present “corroborating evidence” of their allegations to the criminal courts instead of immediately launching a full investigation. Instead of shirking its responsibility to enforce Harvard’s community standards, the College must create a separate disciplinary board capable...
...Ad Board is not equipped to deal with allegations of sexual assault, and it is refreshing to hear the administration admit that its process was flawed. But in order to remedy the situation, the College must create a new disciplinary board that does not replicate the existing Ad Board’s many weaknesses. The administrators who are qualified to grant extensions to add/drop deadlines and approve advanced standing petitions do not necessarily have the appropriate skills to handle cases of sexual assault; members of a new board responsible for such cases must be thoroughly trained. The ability to understand...
...specially-trained board—although sharing the current Ad Board’s prerogatives regarding punishment—would require special procedural safeguards reflecting the delicate nature of the cases it examined, including confidentiality throughout the proceedings and separate advocates for each party to avoid conflicts of interest. In designing the new board, experts from rape resource centers and other groups familiar with the complexities of rape cases must be consulted and their advice heeded. A new board should also protect students’ legitimate expectations of a fair process, one of the greatest flaws of the current Ad...