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National Academies' Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education

By - MSRDC Admin
09/17/2019 10:15 PM
Tuesday, November 19 to Wednesday, November 20, 2019 
University of Washington
Husky Union Building
4001 East Stevens Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98195
  

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Sexual Harassment in higher education is pervasive, harmful, and costly. This has been emphasized by brave women recounting their experiences and by the findings in our recent report on the  Sexual Harassment of Women. So let’s get to work developing and implementing approaches that can prevent and address sexual harassment. To learn about promising approaches and innovative ideas or to share ideas about how to prevent and address sexual harassment, join us for the First Annual Summit hosted by the National Academies’  Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education.    This Summit aims to identify and elevate promising practices for preventing sexual harassment in higher education. Through a combination of plenary sessions, panel discussions, and concurrent sessions, this day-and-a-half event will serve as an opportunity for members of the Action Collaborative and the broader higher education community to gather information, engage in a dialogue, and gain diverse perspectives on how to effectively prevent sexual harassment. 

Topics covered at the Summit will include:
  • Tackling and Preventing Incivility and Gender Harassment
  • Reintegrating Targets into Research and Academic Spaces: During and After an Investigation
  • Taking into Account the Sexual Harassment Experiences of Individuals with Intersecting Identities
  • Supporting Targets and Preventing Retaliation
  • Addressing the Broader Harms of Sexual Harassment: A Community Perspective
  • Creative Solutions for Reducing the Power Differential between Advisors and Trainees
  • Approaches for Evaluating and Researching how Response Systems are Working for Targets
  • Building Bridges between Academic Institutions and Professional/Scientific Societies
  • Transparency in Communicating Findings of Responsibility and Administrative Action
  • Working Collectively to Tackle the “Pass the Harasser” Problem
  • And more!

Call for Poster Proposals: We welcome you to join us in-person or virtually through an interactive webcast. We also welcome faculty, students, staff, and others to submit proposals for posters on promising and innovative practices to address and prevent sexual harassment in higher education. Space is limited and the deadline to submit your poster abstract for consideration is October 4.  Submit your poster abstract. Detailed guidelines for the poster session may be found in the link below. Feel free to use our  Communications Toolkit to share this event with your community! -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) are committed to the principles of diversity, integrity, civility, and respect in all of our activities. We look to you to be a partner in this commitment by helping us to maintain a professional and cordial environment.  

All forms of discrimination, harassment, and bullying are prohibited in any NASEM activity. This commitment applies to all participants in all settings and locations in which NASEM work and activities are conducted, including committee meetings, workshops, conferences, and other work and social functions where employees, volunteers, sponsors, vendors, or guests are present. 

NASEM Policy on Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying:  http://www.nationalacademies.org/about/NA_186023.html

MSRDC Admin

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