Monday, September 21, 2015

Many Harvard Females Are Sexually Assaulted; Univ.Pres. Faust Calls Acts "Deeply Disturbing"

Thirty-one percent of senior undergraduate females at Harvard College who responded to a sexual conduct climate survey last spring said they had experienced some form of "nonconsensual sexual contact" during their time at the College, The Harvard Crimson website reports today (September 21, 2015).

Sixteen percent -- 90 women -- reported that they had experienced sexual penetration or attempted penetration without their consent during that time.

Results of the survey -- which were released today by the Association of American Universities -- offer an in-depth look at the climate surrounding sexual assault at Harvard, an atmosphere University President Drew Faust called "deeply disturbing" in an email to students, faculty, and other Harvard affiliates today.

More than 75 percent of the sexual assaults on Harvard female students occurred in dorm rooms. Harvard has had coed dormitories -- and has allowed men and women students to share the same bathrooms --  for the past 45 years.

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