Sexual Assault and Harassment on College Campuses
Harvard Magazine
Campus Survey: Sexual Assault, Harassment Remain Serious Problems
by JONATHAN SHAW
ON OCTOBER 15, Harvard
released the results of a survey intended to estimate the prevalence of sexual assault and other sexual misconduct
among its undergraduate,
graduate,
professional-school students.
The survey,
conducted during the spring of 2019, reached about 23,000 students, of whom 36.1 percent (about 8,300) responded.
The data—echoing those from the 32 other private and public Association of American Universities (AAU) institutions that participated in this year’s survey—
show that sexual assault and harassment are a serious problem.
At Harvard, the prevalence of sexual assault (12.4 percent) was essentially unchanged since a similar survey was conducted in 2015.
Harvard Magazine
https://harvardmagazine.com/2019/10/2019-sexual-assault-survey