by Benson Agoha
It may soon be the buzz at University campuses around the world, if the latest development at Harvard College is widely emulated.
HSDR "will allow for activists to centralize and enhance the colleges efforts at reform", say Michelle Maziar
Following reports and arguments over the impact of sexual violence against women at Harvard College, Graduate Students have formed a coalition to address the issue of sexual assault.
The students' coalition against sexual assault has already met with other members of the Harvard community, according to Harvard Crimson, to consider such things as the group’s name, mission statement, and plan of action. It adopted the name Harvard Students Demand Respect (HSDR).
They also carried out an analysis of sexual assault policies and an education campaign across the graduate schools.
Earlier this month, Harvard University President, Drew G. Faust announced the creation of a task- force on sexual misconduct within Harvard, on the heels of a surge in campus-wide and national attention on the schools sexual assault policies.
Three days earlier, Harvard Crimson published an anonymous article, written in the first-person, detailing the author’s experience with sexual assault at Harvard and accussing the University of inadequate response.
Faust's move was promptly challenged by two Harvard students, including a member of an activist group, after they filed a complaint against Harvard at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in which they alleged that the Harvard College’s sexual assault policies violated Title IX.
The challenge forced a review of the task force and last week, Faust announced the submission of a revised sexual assault policy.
According to the Crimson, Students from six Harvard Graduate schools including the Kennedy School, the Law School, the Business School, the School of Public Health, the School of Education, and the Divinity School.
Michelle Maziar, an organizer for the new coalition said “Graduate students are two-thirds of Harvard’s student population," ..and need to be involved.
She said the new group will allow for activists to centralize and enhance the colleges efforts at reform.
* Twitter: @woolwichonline.
* Photo Credit: Harvard Crimson.
It may soon be the buzz at University campuses around the world, if the latest development at Harvard College is widely emulated.
HSDR "will allow for activists to centralize and enhance the colleges efforts at reform", say Michelle MaziarFollowing reports and arguments over the impact of sexual violence against women at Harvard College, Graduate Students have formed a coalition to address the issue of sexual assault.
The students' coalition against sexual assault has already met with other members of the Harvard community, according to Harvard Crimson, to consider such things as the group’s name, mission statement, and plan of action. It adopted the name Harvard Students Demand Respect (HSDR).
They also carried out an analysis of sexual assault policies and an education campaign across the graduate schools.
Earlier this month, Harvard University President, Drew G. Faust announced the creation of a task- force on sexual misconduct within Harvard, on the heels of a surge in campus-wide and national attention on the schools sexual assault policies.
Three days earlier, Harvard Crimson published an anonymous article, written in the first-person, detailing the author’s experience with sexual assault at Harvard and accussing the University of inadequate response.
Faust's move was promptly challenged by two Harvard students, including a member of an activist group, after they filed a complaint against Harvard at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in which they alleged that the Harvard College’s sexual assault policies violated Title IX.
The challenge forced a review of the task force and last week, Faust announced the submission of a revised sexual assault policy.
According to the Crimson, Students from six Harvard Graduate schools including the Kennedy School, the Law School, the Business School, the School of Public Health, the School of Education, and the Divinity School.
Michelle Maziar, an organizer for the new coalition said “Graduate students are two-thirds of Harvard’s student population," ..and need to be involved.
She said the new group will allow for activists to centralize and enhance the colleges efforts at reform.
* Twitter: @woolwichonline.
* Photo Credit: Harvard Crimson.
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