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At its annual conference this weekend, the University of California Student Association, a coalition of UC student leaders, selected UConsent as its newest campaign to support student survivors of sexual assault.
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Two bills introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday aim to raise the standard of how administrators at all federally-funded colleges and universities respond to sexual assault cases.
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Survivors of assault and people who have been following this story as it unfolds at 55 campuses across the country were likely not surprised to learn that the process of reporting and processing these cases is very flawed. The report found that people in authority who were in a position to receive the first notice that an assault had taken place, including athletic staff personnel and resident advisers, were not properly trained on how to get that information to the right people. What can be extrapolated from this data is that more training is needed at many levels of the university system, as well as transparency on the workings and timeline of a sexual assault accusation.
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In the wake of a 113-page sexual assault report released Tuesday by the state auditor’s office, a new pathway for comprehensive reform is laid out for university officials and legislators, although some survivors say its recommendations and findings did not go far enough.
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Certain UC Berkeley faculty and staff are not properly trained in responding to and reporting incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence, according to a much-anticipated report released Tuesday morning from the state auditor’s office.
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Major steps to address campus sexual assault were revealed Friday from the U.S. Department of Education, the same day UC President Janet Napolitano announced the formation of a systemwide task force to address some of the same issues on UC campuses.
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In the first day of meetings held in Sacramento on Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents reviewed a report presenting improvements to the transfer student pathway as well as other presentations regarding the Richmond Bay Campus and sexual assault across the University of California.
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UC Berkeley and three other California schools join 51 others across the nation in a new list of higher education institutions under investigation for possible violations of federal law regarding the handling of sexual violence cases.
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The federal government is engaged in an ongoing investigation, which began in late March, into how UC Berkeley handles sexual violence complaints and whether that could lead to a hostile environment on campus.
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Two U.S. congresswomen visited UC Berkeley on Tuesday to meet with Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and a group of student survivors of sexual assault who have been advocating for improved sexual harassment and violence policies on campus.
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