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Meanwhile, Faculty members were planning their own inquiries. Radcliffe Professor of the History of Science and Chair of the Committee on Women’s Studies Katherine Park called for a review of the campus’ sexual assault services. Professor of International Health Jennifer Leaning led a panel comprised of faculty, students and administrators in a year-long investigation into Harvard’s sexual assault resources. The recommendations, which went into effect last week, present a laudable blueprint for reform...
...most welcome and crucial development is the creation of the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. This office, to be staffed with experienced professionals will provide a desperately-needed centralized first-responder for sexual assault survivors—who currently face a confusing alphabet soup of potential resources, each of which sorely lacks the holistic and coordinated response that this new office can provide...
Additionally, the report calls for much-needed training for the College’s resident advisors, tutors and proctors, as well as revamped and expanded education and outreach to students themselves, especially in the crucial first year. The expansion of the sexual assault education—separating it from the generic “safe community night” meeting and following up the class-wide presentation with small group sessions facilitated by professional educators—will go a long way. The Leaning Committee’s recommendation that special efforts should be tailored to reach...
...report put forth by the Leaning Committee is a bold plan to bring Harvard to terms with the sexual assault that occurs all too often on its campus, but there is still more to be done. The Ad Board still remains an overworked and undertrained group of academic administrators who are poorly equipped to adjudicate sexual assault claims; these claims must be judged by a group of qualified professionals in a separate board...
...Leaning Committee has succeeded in its most important charge—getting Harvard to confront the reality of sexual assault on campus. It has finally started devoting the resources, time and attention to addressing the issue. As CASV leader Sarah B. Levit-Shore ’04 said, “Once we can stop fighting Harvard we can start fighting the real fight, ” against sexual violence itself...