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Jared M. Slade ’03 is a government concentrator in Pforzheimer House. Sarah B. Levit-Shore ’04 is a social studies concentrator in Kirkland House. They are the student representatives on the Committee to Address Sexual Assault at Harvard...
...Committee to Address Sexual Assault at Harvard (CASAH) has issued its report and recommendations on student education, survivor support and discipline of sexual violence, which now will undergo a public commentary period until the Faculty discusses and votes on its recommendations in May. The committee—made up of students, faculty, administrators and independent experts—formulated recommendations after 60 meetings in Houses, small groups and interviews: these discussions with students, faculty and administrators, including Ad Board members, resulted in an extremely comprehensive report. The full implementation of CASAH’s numerous plans would go a long...
...most important recommendations is the creation of an Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response to coordinate University services and resources to for assault survivors. Someone from the office would be available by beeper at all times so that after a sexual assault, a student could immediately be in touch with the office’s staff to help guide the student through medical treatment, the disciplinary process and University support services. The office would be a centralized, consistent and reliable resource for students, and would alleviate many of the persistent complaints surrounding Harvard’s policies on sexual...
CASAH also made numerous and detailed recommendations on how to improve sexual assault education. Devoting resources to education is one of the clearest ways to prevent sexual assault and to signal the University’s concern about its presence on campus. Current programs do not provide outreach or education after students’ first year, and even the program for first-year students leaves much to be desired. In their first week at Harvard, students now attend a 90-minute “Safe Community Night” program with their proctor groups, 30 minutes of which is devoted...
...first year, however, it is essential to continue education throughout the Harvard career. CASAH proposed House-based education at the beginning of the sophomore year, but these programs should be carried on throughout junior and senior years to keep students mindful of this serious issue as concerns about sexual assault change as students go through college. Apart from formal educational sessions, continued public awareness about sexual assault would help reinforce education measures...