I’m sure some of you have read the news this year related to sexual assault on university campuses across the country. So I feel it’s important to share with all of you a new awareness initiative on campus requiring all Columbia students to participate in new programming as part of their degree requirements (from workshops and films to group reflections and panel discussions).
As SIPA Dean Merit E. Janow put it, “Columbia University is undertaking a major initiative to explore the ethics around sexual respect, one that encourages everyone to reflect on what it means to be a citizen of our Columbia community. At Columbia and around the country, issues around sexual assault and harassment, dating and intimate partner violence, and stalking are being examined in robust and challenging ways.”
