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POTSDAM — In the 10 days since SUNY Potsdam students popped a bubble surrounding campus sexual violence and harassment, a Title IX Task Force has begun its work. Headed by Interim Chief Diversity Officer Claudia J. Ford, also an environmental studies professor, the Task Force met once all together last week, and four subcommittees met this week. Ms. Ford briefed the SUNY Potsdam College Council on the Task Force’s emerging work Friday morning during the final council meeting of the ac...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault and harassment. POTSDAM — By the time SUNY Potsdam students concluded hours of protest, Wednesday’s sun had set. But it wasn’t an ending. Rally and forum participants — survivors of campus sexual assault and harassment, and their supporters — said they feel unheard, unseen and unsupported by the university. Marching from the Ives Park intersection toward SUNY Potsdam’s Satterlee Hall, about 30 p...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault and harassment. POTSDAM — Pervasive and painful are the simplest words to describe sexual violence and sexual harassment, but the history and reality of survivorship is complicated and sometimes unspeakable. The words can come. Marching from the Ives Park intersection toward SUNY Potsdam’s Satterlee Hall on Wednesday, about 30 people rallied against campus sexual misconduct. Allegations against SUNY Potsdam facult...

She believes that confusion about the logistical aspects of Title IX could deter reporting in and of itself, pointing out that more students might seek supportive measures if they knew they could do so without starting a formal investigation. Another misconception of Title IX is the tendency to view it as a criminal process. In actuality, Title IX is meant to ensure that sexual misconduct and gender-based discrimation do not prevent any student from fully participating in their education. Ryan ...

Harvard has established a committee and working groups to review the University’s sexual misconduct, discrimination, and bullying policies, University Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 announced in an email to Harvard affiliates Monday. The committee will consist of three working groups composed of faculty, students, and staff, which will in turn be directed by a group of faculty and administrators. The review is the result of an agreement between the University and its graduate student unio...

In early May 2020, former Secretary of Education Betsy D. DeVos released a controversial Title IX rule that drummed up controversy, criticism, and confusion since it was first proposed in November 2018. DeVos — who stepped down just days ago — gave universities until Aug. 14, 2020 to update their policies to comply with federal law. DeVos’s changes required universities to implement a grievance process in the investigation of formal Title IX complaints. In this process, both comp...

For Morgan R. Pratt, a Master of Public Policy candidate at the Kennedy School, a daunting obstacle stands between them and their dream of pursuing a career in climate activism following graduation — student loan debt. “I have a lot of student loan debt and a really high propensity to do something in the public service industry,” Pratt said. “Right now, I have this huge incentive to just follow in the footsteps of my classmates and get a consulting gig — which would hel...

UPDATED: Jan. 20, 2021 at 5:40 p.m. During a tumultuous four years under the administration of Donald Trump, local leaders have dealt with the fallout of how its policies trickled down into the lives of Cambridge residents. While Covid-19 and economic fallout raged nationally, the city’s top issues — small business erosion, food insecurity, and homelessness — have all been exacerbated. Now, as President-elect Joe Biden is set to take office, he has proposed lengthy plans to tackl...

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