At Sophomore Convocation on Sunday, sophomores protested the University’s approach to implementation of Title IX and drug and alcohol policies by holding a banner that read “Stanford Protects Rapists.”
After pressure from faculty members and alumni, Stanford removed the name of English professor Jay Fliegelman, who was accused of sexual misconduct, from his namesake library collection.
In their platforms, candidates have stressed expanding the scope of existing Title IX policies through increasing funding, ensuring free legal counseling, mandating consent training in Row houses and more.
In a meeting on Tuesday, survivor advocates asked Stanford to revise the SHARE Investigation Procedure to achieve parity with other University policies.
While the previous admission season was an anomaly in contrast to previous years’ admission rates, colleges and universities across the country are reporting record-low early admit rates.
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Survivor advocates are urging the University to hire a permanent Title IX coordinator amid concerns that the delay could send a message of low prioritization and instability to survivors.
While campus survivor advocates were optimistic that the Biden administration would work to strengthen Title IX protections, many cautioned that it could take years for the Biden administration to roll back DeVos’ regulations.
187 incidents of sexual harassment and assault were reported to the University in the 2019-20 academic year, down from 279 reports in the previous year.
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University spokesperson E.J. Miranda, responding on behalf of the Bing Overseas Study Program (BOSP), said the agreement was terminated because the students did not comply with the program’s ground rules and participation agreement in a statement to The Daily.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a review of sex- and gender-based harassment, violence and discrimination policies in K-12 schools and universities across the county.
This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 12 to Oct. 20 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.
Stanford advocates were among those who criticized the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors' decision to delay a review of schools' sexual violence policies.