Oregon lawmakers call for oversight of how universities handle sexual and racial harassment complaints on campuses
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers have proposed a Senate resolution that would establish an eight-member Joint Committee on Respectful and Safe University Campuses.
March 3, 2021 Beth Nakamura/StaffThe Oregonian
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A bipartisan group of state lawmakers spoke out Wednesday on the need to hold Oregon universities accountable for their handling of sexual or racial harassment complaints on their campuses.
They’ve proposed a Senate resolution that would establish an eight-member Joint Committee on Respectful and Safe University Campuses.
The oversight committee would hold public hearings with the power to subpoena witnesses and documents to study policies, practices and the culture of public higher education campuses and work to prevent and respond to allegations of sexual and racial harassment, discrimination and misconduct.