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Sexual assault

Gilman Hall reflection and university seal
Students encouraged to take sexual misconduct survey
Published Jan 31, 2024
The anonymous questionnaire will be open through Feb. 28; results will be used to inform future efforts to address sexual misconduct
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University surveys students on prevalence of sexual misconduct
Published March 12, 2019
Results will help Hopkins further refine understanding of campus climate and allow for comparisons to peers
Megan Twohey
MSE Symposium
Her reporting helped launch a movement
Published Oct 18, 2018
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Meghan Twohey co-wrote articles that helped launch the #MeToo movement
Brett Kavanaugh
Commentary
A pattern of 'maximum tolerance'
Published Oct 1, 2018
Kavanaugh hearings reveal a discrepancy in how affluent white offenders experience criminal justice system in America, sociologist Vesla Weaver writes / Vox.com
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SPEAK2US
JHU aims to raise awareness of 24/7 hotline
Published April 23, 2018
Complaints or concerns related to harassment, bias, and host of other issues can be reported online or by phone
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When the abuser is a child, too
Published Spring 2018
The criminal justice system is failing children convicted of child sex abuse, Hopkins researchers say / Johns Hopkins Magazine
University releases climate survey
Published Feb 23, 2018
Survey seeks feedback from students about the prevalence and risk factors of sexual misconduct on campus, accessibility to resources
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Sexual Assault Awareness
'Space for public healing'
Published Oct 5, 2017 Video
Red quilt squares with stories of rape and abuse survivors lie on The Beach to raise awareness and combat rape culture
Sexual misconduct policy unchanged, administrators say
Published Sept 11, 2017
JHU will 'follow developments closely' after U.S. Dept. of Education signals it will roll back 2011 guidance on campus sexual assault
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Taking a stand against sexual violence
Published April 5, 2017
Activist Wagatwe Wanjuki visits Johns Hopkins to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month