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June 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, the revolutionary civil rights law that requires all federally funded educational institutions to prohibit discrimination based on sex. Eighteen years later the Clery Act was passed, setting the framework for increased transparency and accountability related to crimes on campus.
K-12Higher EducationHuman trafficking, which involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain labor or commercial sex, is a crime that isn’t often associated with institutions of higher education.
Calls on college and university presidents, chancellors, and senior administrators to address sexual assault on their campuses. The blog post outlines current statistics, talks about the progress that has been made, and makes a request for more improvements.
Provide guidelines to colleges and universities in resolving allegations of campus sexual misconduct. They are aspirational and reflect the Task Force’s collective judgment for a fair process.
Provides a framework for addressing sexual and relationship violence on campuses. The paper reports that because trauma affects the ways in which people approach potentially helpful relationships and the impact of trauma is broad and life-altering, campus services and programs and campus-affiliated events should be trauma-informed and emphasize physical, psychological, and emotional safety for both providers and victims/survivors.
Serves as a guide for organizations interested in implementing certain tobacco control measures. This document includes benefits of such a policy, what elements a policy should include, possible implementation challenges, and examples.
Presents the video recording and written witness testimonies of the Senate Committee meeting on July 13, 2016, in which StopHazing President and Professor of Higher Education at UMaine, Dr. Elizabeth J. Allan, Ph.D. spoke about hazing and hazing prevention on postsecondary campuses in the United States. At a Senate Education Committee hearing, witnesses call for colleges to implement prevention programs and adopt anti-harassment policies.
Shares lessons learned and practical guidance from roundtable participants who are with tribal governments and are responders to sexual violence. The report may also be useful to nontribal legislators, policymakers, and agencies with jurisdictional responsibility for responding to sexual assaults committed against American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Provides a final update of the White House initiative, It's On Us, aimed at fundamentally shifting the culture around sexual assault. The press release discusses the final event focused on stopping sexual violence against students, the It’s On Us Summit. The Summit brought together student leaders, campus, community, business and media partners, and federal colleagues.