By Scott Jaschik. The theater program at the University of Central Florida has called off plans to produce The Day Before Yesterday, a play by Israel Horovitz, who has been much praised for his works of drama but who recently was accused of sexual misconduct by nine women. Horovitz had been scheduled to attend the production. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. If harassers weren’t already on notice before this year, they are now. But while there’s increased awareness of sexual misconduct within academe, the phenomenon remains understudied. It’s unclear, for example, just how many students -- especially graduate students -- and faculty members are affected. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. A professor is set to challenge his termination over sexual harassment next week as another across the country was placed on leave. On yet another campus, students celebrate the recent departure of a professor found to have committed misconduct. More...
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The proposed update to the Higher Education Act introduced in the House Friday would allow colleges to refrain from investigating sexual assault allegations while a criminal inquiry is under way if police or prosecutors request such a delay. More...
Le Centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires (Crous) de Nice-Toulon a suspendu les séances de massage gratuites expérimentées début novembre à Nice après la plainte d’une étudiante contre le masseur. Plus...
Selon une enquête réalisée par Social Builder et menée auprès de 1 000 élèves de 18 centres de formations (Ecole42, Simplon, Télécom ParisTech...), 70 % des étudiantes des formations tech affirment avoir subi des actes sexistes. 10 % affirment même avoir subi du harcèlement sexiste ou sexuel dans leur école.
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Numerique.-70-des-etudiantes-affirment-avoir-subi-des-actes-sexistes
Sexual harassment in universities is to be investigated by the National Union of Students, which is conducting the United Kingdom’s first survey of staff sexual misconduct in higher education, reports the Press Association. More...Academia is the latest industry to be shaken by widescale allegations of sexual assault in Sweden, with students and researchers raising their voices in a Facebook group aimed to draw attention to the problem, reports The Local. More...
On Sept. 7, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos took on one of former President Barack Obama's most controversial regulatory actions: a set of 2011 campus disciplinary procedures for students accused of sexual assault. More...
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