MSU releases strategic plan to combat sexual assault, harassment, relationship violence
Michigan State University
and last updated 2021-04-27 15:19:08-04
EAST LANSING, Mich. â Michigan State University released on Tuesday an institution-wide strategic plan to address sexual assault, sexual harassment, relationship violence and stalking issues.
The Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct (RVSM) strategic plan builds on the work of an advisory workgroup that has been a âmajor driverâ of efforts on campus and was tasked with creating the plan, according to a news release.
The workgroup was formed in 2018 and was charged with making immediate recommendations to transform MSUâs institutional response to RVSM and oversee the implementation of those changes in the wake of the Larry Nassar crisis.
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Members of campus groups organized various events as part of the âhealing and supportâ week of Sexual Assault Awareness Month Monday-Friday, including a yoga class and supportive letter-writing session. Â
Six rapes have been reported on campus since the start of the Spring 2021 semester. University officials sent an email about sexual violence to the UA community in February, which sparked accusations from students of victim-blaming rhetoric. Among U.S. undergraduates, 26.4% of females and and 6.8% of males have been victims of rape or sexual assault, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network.Â
Several events, sponsored by University Programs, including a survivor care kit donation drive, took place at the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery in the Arkansas Union last week. On Thursday, University Programs members hosted a session for participants to write letters of support to sexual assault survivors. Â
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In the first Board of Trustees meeting following the university’s decision to maintain attorney-client privilege on the 6,000 documents related to the Larry Nassar investigation, several speakers called for transparency and action from the board.
On Feb. 25, a letter from Attorney General Dana Nessel urged the trustees to aid in providing answers and healing to survivors by releasing the documents. The decision to withhold their privileges has since resulted in the
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