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...those of sports teams and social clubs. We are glad Harvard is finally recognizing how involved such groups are in setting the tone of social life on and around campus, but the University must couple education and outreach with disciplinary action when particular groups have a pattern of sexual assault complaints against them. Collaborating with coaches, faculty advisors and graduate boards can hopefully reinforce to teams, groups and clubs that the University will not tolerate sexual violence or its facilitation or encouragement...
...addition to education geared at prevention, CASAH makes many substantive recommendations for support services. Training proctors and residential advisors will be extremely valuable; first-years, who are extremely vulnerable to sexual assault and less familiar with university administration, should feel comfortable talking to their advisors about these issues. Training preceptors, prefects and TFs can also be valuable, but it should not distract from in-depth training for the residential advisors. Centralizing information on a single website like “help.harvard.edu” will also be beneficial in ensuring that students can reach the appropriate resources. Emergency information should...
Ultimately a separate board with the disciplinary powers of the Ad Board is needed for independent expertise on sexual assault and the ability to consider each case with care and attention. Sexual assault cases are of an entirely different nature than any of the other issues that the Ad Board considers. They require genuine professional knowledge, beyond procedural training. The many demands on the Ad Board apart from sexual assault and the positions of its members within the academic community make it prone to appear callous, inconsistent and uninviting to sexual assault survivors. Such a recommendation was not within...
...report does recommend the creation of the position of “Single Fact Finder” to investigate sexual assault cases. But investigations would gain legitimacy if they were conducted by a team of two investigators. Such a team could investigate more broadly and avoid suspicions of bias...
CASAH also noted complaints from students about the opacity of the Ad Board process. If the Ad Board is going to continue to hear sexual assault cases, more information is needed about the details of the process so students can make informed decisions about whether to pursue a case. The Ad Board has developed a bad enough reputation for its handling of sexual assault cases that openness and clarification are essential for students to feel comfortable entering the disciplinary process...