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Howard suffered severe facial injuries as a result of an apparent attack that occurred after a charity auction at the Weld Boathouse with rowers from both Harvard and Northeastern. Two Northeastern students will be arraigned on charges in connection with the incident, one for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and the other for larceny. Both rowers have been suspended, and as a result, there will not be a JV race between the two schools this Sunday. Events will be limited to the varsity eight and four as well as freshmen races...
...Tuesday, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the United States Department of Education upheld Harvard’s policy of requiring “supporting evidence” before the Ad Board hears a sexual assault case. The federal agency’s ruling found the procedure to be consistent with the gender-equity provisions of Title IX despite the challenge filed by an anonymous Harvard undergraduate. The student argued that Harvard’s policy—which as of last spring was worded to require the claimant to provide “sufficient independent corroboration?...
...supporting information.” In doing so, the University quietly reversed much of the damage that would have been done by the original standard. Though the policy, as now worded, is not illegal, it still fails to address the needs of Harvard’s sexual assault victims. The corroboration standard attempted to cope with the inadequacy of the Ad Board in hearing sexual assault cases by simply making it harder to bring such cases—cutting down, the University claimed, on the emotional agony of pursuing a case. While the policy no longer makes bringing a case...
Last spring, Harvard established the “Committee to Address Sexual Assault at Harvard,” commonly known as the Leaning Committee after its chair, Assistant Professor of Medicine Jennifer Leaning. The committee will release its recommendations later this month, and we hope these recommendations will be helpful in preventing sexual assault at Harvard, through education, treatment and other services, and ensure that survivors of assault recover in a welcoming and supportive University community...
...addition to prevention and treatment, Harvard needs to rethink how it disciplines sexual violence. The Ad Board remains insufficient: the administrators who sit on the board are untrained in dealing with sexual assault cases, making it difficult for them to conduct adequate investigations or recognize subtle symptoms and evidence. Sexual assault cases merit care, knowledge and sensitivity; Harvard needs a body other than the ill-equipped Ad Board to provide these three. A separate board, with expertise and training, would be better able to do justice to cases of sexual violence...