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2013

Woman Reports Being Sexually Assaulted Near Allston Campus

A woman claimed to be sexually assaulted early Sunday morning by an unlicensed taxi driver near…

Tags: Administrative Response, Incident Report, Student Publications

2026

Report of the External Review Committee to Review Sexual Harassment at Harvard University

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A review to assess "factors that may inhibit Harvard's ability to assure a working and teaching…

2020

Protected by Decades-Old Power Structures, Three Renowned Harvard Anthropologists Face Allegations of Sexual Harassment

Three Harvard Anthropology professors (Theodore Bestor, Gary Urton, John Comaroff) face allegations…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

2022

One Year After an External Review into Sexual Harassment at Harvard, Three Recommendations Remain Unfulfilled

Three months after a review highlighted a "permissive culture" of sexual harassment at Harvard…

Tags: Administrative Response, Advocacy, Student Publications

2014

Students Criticize Sexual Assault Policy, Final Club Culture

The Harvard Political Union hosted a discussion where students voiced concerns over the handling of…

Tags: Advocacy, Final Clubs, Student Publications

2014

Harvard Reports Highest Sex Offense Number in Ivy League

Harvard's Annual Security Report revealed 40 instances of forced sexual contact reported in 2013,…

Tags: Statistics, Student Publications

2015

Two College Students Dismissed for Sexual Misconduct

The Faculty Council dismissed two undergraduates for sexual misconduct as announced by Dean Michael…

Tags: Administrative Response, Student Publications

2015

In Latest Filing, Dershowitz Again Denies Misconduct Allegations

Harvard Law School professor Alan M. Dershowitz filed a new court response denying allegations of…

Tags: Administrative Response, Legal, Student Publications

2015

Dershowitz Denies Allegations of Sexual Relations with Minor

Alan M. Dershowitz, a Harvard Law School professor emeritus, faced allegations of engaging in sexual…

Tags: Legal, Student Publications

2018

Anonymous Spreadsheet Entries Accuse GSD Affiliates of Sexual Harassment, Racist Acts

A spreadsheet titled “Shitty Architecture Men,” circulating among Harvard Graduate School of Design…

Tags: Race, Student Publications, Survivor Stories

2017

Sexual Assault Complaints Increased By 65 Percent Last Year

Harvard saw a 65% increase in formal complaints of sexual harassment during 2016-2017,with 43…

Tags: Administrative Response, Statistics, Student Publications

2016

121 Students Disclosed Potential Sexual Harassment to College's Title IX Coordinators Last Year

Harvard saw a significant rise in disclosures of potential sexual harassment, with 121 incidents…

Tags: Administrative Response, Statistics, Student Publications

2016

It’s Me, One of Your Statistics

A Harvard student shares her sexual assault experience. After being assaulted by an upperclassman,…

Tags: Personal Account, Student Publications, Survivor Stories

2016

Students Must Travel To Boston To Obtain a Rape Kit, Per Mass. Standards

Harvard students seeking a sexual assault evidence collection kit must travel to Boston-area…

Tags: Student Publications

2015

Reported Campus Rapes Nearly Double from 2013 to 2014

The Harvard University Police Department reported a significant increase in reported rapes on…

Tags: Statistics, Student Publications

2016

More Rapes Reported at Harvard in 2014 than Any Other Mass. School

In 2014, Harvard reported the highest number of on-campus rapes among Massachusetts schools, with 33…

Tags: Administrative Response, Statistics, Student Publications

2019

Here's How I Was Raped

In 2013, the author experienced a traumatic sexual assault by a previous friend. Initially…

Tags: Final Clubs, Personal Account, Student Publications, Survivor Stories

2015

Police Warn of 'Recent Increase' in Assault and Batteries

The Cambridge Police Department warned of an increase in sexual assault and battery reports near…

Tags: Incident Report, Student Publications

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