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...represents only a portion of what we wish we could have addressed. Students and faculty alike shared concerns with us that fell outside our Committee’s bounds, but should not be allowed to fall by the wayside. First and foremost were the many serious criticisms of the Ad Board. It is crucial that these be properly addressed in a full review of Harvard’s disciplinary procedures. Second, concerns surfaced about the status of women at Harvard, and the possible need for a Women’s Center (Harvard is the only Ivy League institution without...
...piece of Harvard’s sexual assault policy, the College’s disciplinary procedures, was excluded from our Committee’s mandate. However, we tried to strengthen the existing system as best we could. Thus, process training on the adjudication of peer disputes for the full Ad Board (and sexual assault training for the resident deans in their capacity as support providers) will hopefully help this body become better equipped to adjudicate cases. Also, expanding the Single Fact Finder (SFF) system by hiring a professional investigator who will do a full investigation of every peer-to-peer...
...incident to fit the definition of rape, and appeared as the “Policy Statement on Sexual Assault, Rape and Other Sexual Misconduct” in the 1993-94 Student Handbook. Many of the Task Force’s other recommendations (including training on sexual assault for the Ad Board) were never implemented...
Most recently, there was the community uproar surrounding last April’s “sufficient independent corroboration” policy recommended by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Administrative Board (The Ellison Committee). The Committee drew fire from CASV and many other student groups for the secrecy with which it operated, and the hurried way the report was passed by the faculty. The corroboration rule itself was criticized as a 30-year step backwards. This new rule focused attention yet again on the issue of sexual violence at Harvard, and was an important factor in the creation...
...public commentary period until the Faculty discusses and votes on its recommendations in May. The committee—made up of students, faculty, administrators and independent experts—formulated recommendations after 60 meetings in Houses, small groups and interviews: these discussions with students, faculty and administrators, including Ad Board members, resulted in an extremely comprehensive report. The full implementation of CASAH’s numerous plans would go a long way to addressing sexual violence at the University...