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FELDMAN & SHAHAM: Stop Failing Survivors

FELDMAN & SHAHAM: Stop Failing Survivors

By Amanda Feldman and Adam Shaham January 17, 2020

Since the release of the 2016 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct, Georgetown University has failed to adequately address the rate of sexual assault on campus. In order to become the...

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Reports of nonconsensual sexual contact remained stable in the 2019 Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct released Oct. 15.

Campus Climate Survey Shows Consistent Sexual Assault Rate

By Meredith Miller October 18, 2019

While sexual assault rates at Georgetown University have not changed significantly, students’ awareness of sexual assault resources has increased in recent years, according to the results of the 2019...

SAMUEL NELSON/THE HOYA | Participants at listening sessions expressed concern on DOE proposals for narrowing the definition of sexual misconduct and raising the standard of proof in Title IX hearing processes, among other issues.

University Releases Draft Comment on Title IX Proposals

By Joshua Levy and Meena Morar January 25, 2019

The Georgetown community can now review the draft of the university’s comment to the U.S. Department of Education regarding proposed Title IX reforms. Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson and...

The online resources are intended to help guide students during the reporting process, as well as compile available information regarding instances of sexual assault and harassment on campus.

Online Sexual Assault and Misconduct Resources Launched

By Emily Leng January 16, 2018

An online reporting form for sexual assault and misconduct concerns and an online resource center were launched by the university last Wednesday in response to findings from the 2016 Sexual Assault and...

Georgetown Student Assaulted, Suspect Charged

Georgetown Student Assaulted, Suspect Charged

By Isabelle Groenewegen April 25, 2017

A female Georgetown student was assaulted while walking alone on the 3300 block of N Street around 2:44 a.m on Friday, April 21. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the suspect after a SafeRides...

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In response to the climate survey results, student club leaders will be required to undergo bystander training.

Bystander Training Required for Leaders

By Tala al Rajjal October 21, 2016

Leaders of Georgetown’s largest student groups will undergo required bystander intervention training as part of the Sexual Assault and Misconduct Task Force’s goal of improving bystander education...

Sexual Assault Task Force Meets

By Tala al Rajjal September 13, 2016

The Sexual Assault and Misconduct Task Force — a group of students, administrators, faculty and staff assembled to determine policy recommendations for the university following the release of the results...

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The survey, which 7,926 students participated in, showed  31 percent of female undergraduate students have experienced non-consensual sexual contact.

Sexual Assault Survey Results Published

By Ian Scoville June 16, 2016

Thirty-one percent of female undergraduates surveyed reported experiencing nonconsensual sexual contact while at Georgetown in the university’s first Sexual Assault and Misconduct Climate Survey;...

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The opinion piece “I Stand With Willa,” co-authored by Zoe Dobkin (SFS ’16) and Willa Murphy, contributed to the movement demanding that the administration amend its response to sexual assault cases.

As Assault Survivors Speak Out, Policies Advance

By Toby Hung April 29, 2016

As the issue of sexual assault on college campuses rose to the forefront of the national consciousness, advocacy efforts for awareness and policy reform at Georgetown also gained traction over the...

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Climate Survey Responses Reach Target

By Syed Humza Moinuddin February 19, 2016

Georgetown University’s first Sexual Assault and Misconduct Climate Survey, which closed at midnight on Monday, Feb. 15, saw participation from 51 percent of the entire student body according to...

Participation in the Georgetown Sexual Assault and Misconduct Climate Survey by school as of Jan. 28.

Climate Survey Yields Disappointing Response

By Ian Scoville February 2, 2016

Twenty-seven percent of students have completed the Georgetown Sexual Assault and Misconduct Climate Survey as of Monday morning, currently falling short of the university’s 50 percent participation...

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