AAU CAMPUS ACTIVITIES REPORT Combating Sexual Assault and Misconduct CONTENTS From the President 1 Acknowledgments 2 Executive Summary 3 Report Highlights 6 n Introduction 9 n Surveys 15 n Education and Training 23 n Student Support 31 n Developing a Campus Ecosystem 39 n Resources 47 n Measuring Change 55 n Conclusion 63 Endnotes 64 b Campus© 2017 Association Activities Report of American Association Universities of American Universities AAU MEMBER UNIVERSITIES Boston University FROM THE PRESIDENT Brandeis University Brown University California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Columbia University Cornell University Duke University On behalf of the Association of American Universities, I’m pleased to Emory University Georgia Institute of Technology share the AAU Campus Activities Report: Combating Sexual Assault and Harvard University Misconduct. This report follows up on the landmark survey AAU conducted Indiana University Iowa State University among more than 150,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 2015 Johns Hopkins University Massachusetts Institute of Technology regarding the prevalence of sexual assault and misconduct on campuses McGill University and on student attitudes about these issues. Michigan State University New York University Northwestern University The Ohio State University This new report provides an extraordinary amount of data as well as dozens of The Pennsylvania State University concrete examples of the ways our universities are working to improve efforts Princeton University Purdue University to reduce the incidence of sexual misconduct and to address its consequences. Rice University Rutgers University-New Brunswick Stanford University AAU comprises 62 distinguished institutions that continually advance society Stony Brook University– State University of New York through education, research, and discovery. Part of AAU’s mission is to help Texas A & M University Tulane University our universities enhance undergraduate and graduate education. It is in that University at Buffalo– spirit that we conducted the 2015 survey to help universities understand State University of New York The University of Arizona the extent of the problem on their campuses, and this new survey to share University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis examples of how institutions are addressing the many aspects of this complex University of California, Irvine societal challenge. University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara The University of Chicago Our 2015 survey was sobering. University leaders understand the seriousness University of Colorado Boulder of this issue. While the report is not exhaustive, we hope the case studies University of Florida University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and resources in this report will be useful not only to AAU universities but The University of Iowa The University of Kansas to all colleges and universities as we work to reduce sexual assault and University of Maryland, College Park misconduct on our campuses. University of Michigan University of Minnesota, Twin Cities University of Missouri, Columbia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of Southern California Mary Sue Coleman The University of Texas at Austin President University of Toronto University of Virginia Association of American Universities University of Washington University of Wisconsin–Madison Vanderbilt University Washington University in St Louis Yale University Association of American Universities Combating Sexual Assault and Misconduct 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Association of American Universities (AAU) Campus Activities Report: Combating Sexual Assault and Misconduct was developed to understand what efforts and initiatives AAU campuses have undertaken to prevent and address sexual assault and misconduct. The design and implementation of this project required great effort by contributors at AAU and beyond. AAU President Mary Sue Coleman provided We would be remiss if we failed to thank Dr. leadership and guidance. Other most significant Bonnie Fisher of the University of Cincinnati, staff contributions came from project managers who served as co-principal investigator to the Mollie Benz Flounlacker and Melissa Luke. 2015 AAU campus climate survey. Dr. Fisher Outside of AAU, Josh Trapani played a major role volunteered her time to this survey as well, in both the implementation of the survey and providing thoughtful input and vital expertise. the writing of this report. Lisa Rudgers and Julie We also thank Dr. Sandra Martin of the University Peterson also made significant contributions. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for her In addition, we owe a debt of gratitude to willingness to continue providing insight the following public affairs officers for their and guidance throughout the process. contributions: Kent Casella of Michigan State University, Steven Kloehn of Carnegie Mellon Finally, we are indebted to the various university University, Lisa Lapin of Stanford University, officials, including Title IX officers, public affairs and Janine Sikes of the University of Florida. officers, and others, with whom we collaborated in the development of this report. n This project would not have been possible without the direction and support of the Presidents and Chancellors of AAU member institutions. Their leadership and commitment to gathering further information on this critical issue were vital to the success of this endeavor. The survey used to obtain information from campuses was developed in collaboration with the members of the 2015 AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct design team. Their vital expertise and feedback was crucial in the development and implementation of the survey, the drafting of the report, and the accompanying items. 2 Campus Activities Report Association of American Universities EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report describes the policies and programs implemented and reported through an institutional survey undertaken by Association of American Universities (AAU) member universities to prevent and respond to campus sexual assault and misconduct. Fifty-five of the 62 leading research universities that comprise AAU’s membership completed the survey, and 61 institutions provided examples of activities. All the universities represented in this report have SURVEYS changed and added strategies to combat sexual assault and misconduct on their campuses. Many 100% of responding institutions have surveyed changes and additions are linked to information students on issues around sexual assault and gleaned from surveys of students, including a misconduct at least once since 2013. large-scale survey conducted by AAU in 2015, the Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault 87% (48/55) of responding institutions indicated and Sexual Misconduct. These surveys provided that surveys or data from surveys stimulated information that was not previously available new or changed existing conversations with regarding the prevalence of the problem, as well students about sexual assault and misconduct. as challenges in campus climate and processes. This report provides a rich set of data and dozens Survey results have been incorporated into training of concrete examples of campus activities now for students, faculty, and staff; served as the basis underway to better inform universities and study for town hall meetings and summits with students, ways to effect change. as well as student-led discussions; led to revisions The report’s findings are divided into six of university policies and procedures; catalyzed the sections, representing the range of actions to development of new classes; and led to increased address sexual assault and misconduct. There collaboration between administrators and student is no magic bullet or one-size-fits-all approach: organizations and increased student involvement. universities have undertaken a wide variety of actions including increased and targeted training, EDUCATION AND TRAINING greater awareness-building, better coordinated data collection, increased staffing, process Over the last three academic years, 100% of improvements, and greater levels of collaboration responding institutions have changed or are within institutions and their communities. in the process of changing their education and This report demonstrates that institutions training for students and faculty. For staff, the are acting to put student safety first. figure is 98%. Universities have found diverse and engaging ways to convey relevant information, including online Association of American Universities Combating Sexual Assault and Misconduct 3 education, skits, and other dramatizations. They and misconduct to make them more transparent, are delivering training to students in multiple doses and made resources easier to use including and with increased frequency. Many examples also agreements with off-campus institutions, hospitals, focus on mandatory training for faculty and staff, law enforcement, and others. and for students with teaching responsibilities. Institutions have worked to ensure that Over the last three academic years, 84% (46/55) respondents (students accused of committing of institutions have developed new programs, violations) are treated fairly and are provided education, or interventions for specific student with a clear understanding