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...when the Court heard oral arguments for the two cases??which challenge the University of Michigan’s undergraduate and law school admissions systems—Harvard again was a focus, as the two sides debated the merits of the “Harvard plan” that was upheld in Bakke...
Administrators say the Board saw a glut of sexual assault cases??and they were unable to reach a verdict in most of the cases...
...committee—which was not mandated to address the College’s disciplinary procedure for sexual assault cases??also recommends changes to the way the Administrative Board handles sexual assault complaints, emphasizing the importance of an independent fact finder and training for all members of the Ad Board in handling peer-to-peer disputes...
...Board members charged with this responsibility receive no training about how to investigate and deliberate on sexual assault cases. Thus, crucial evidence can be missed and irrelevant information may find its way into the hearing. Instead, everyone involved in the investigation and hearing phases of sexual assault cases??including Ad Board members—should receive process training as well as training on the issue of sexual violence. Moreover, Harvard should consider hiring a single professional “fact finder,” rather than relegating this responsibility to over-worked, inexperienced Senior Tutors and Assistant Deans...
...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 more difficult, it by no means addresses the inadequacy of the Ad Board and surrounding disciplinary requirements. The present bureaucracy and insensitivity of the process are themselves...