Harvard Reviews Sexual Assault Policy as Students Push Change
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Columbia University, under pressure from students, is revamping its policy on sexual assaults. Next in line is Harvard University.
Harvard has hired new staff to oversee sexual-assault prevention, response and resources, and plans to revise its policies in the coming months. The university has been slow to act on a student referendum passed in 2012 that calls for the school to redefine its policies on consent to sex, said Ben Martin, co-president of Sexual Health Education and Advocacy Throughout Harvard College, a student advocacy group.