sexual misconduct
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July 15, 2021
U-M overhauls its approach to addressing sexual misconduct
Revisions to how U-M will address sexual misconduct include the creation of the new Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office, with significant new resources for support, education and prevention.
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July 15, 2021
Working group to develop cultural change process, survey U-M community
The university has established a working group on culture change to create an environment of mutual respect and accountability that is free of retaliation, where everyone can feel safe to report misconduct and feel supported throughout the process.
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July 15, 2021
Policy prohibits most supervisor-employee relationships
U-M has put in place a best-in-class policy that prohibits a supervisor from initiating or attempting to initiate an intimate relationship with anyone they supervise.
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July 15, 2021
Revised policy adds process for revoking emeritus status
The university has revised its policy on emeritus and emerita status for retired faculty members to include, for the first time, a process to revoke that status for misconduct or other compelling circumstances.
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July 12, 2021
Title IX Coordinator Advisory Committee
The university has established an advisory committee of students, faculty and staff to provide perspectives and input on policies, procedures, prevention efforts and other matters related to sexual and gender-based misconduct.
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May 20, 2021
Leadership team set for cultural change working group
President Mark Schlissel appointed the leadership team for a universitywide effort to establish new community expectations around sexual harassment intervention and prevention policies.
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May 11, 2021
Report: U-M officials overlooked ‘destructive pattern’ of misconduct
An investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct by former U-M physician Robert E. Anderson found he engaged in a “pervasive, decades-long, destructive pattern of sexual misconduct” involving hundreds of U-M students.
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April 15, 2021
SAPAC, CAPS form care team for student sexual misconduct survivors
The university has launched a new Survivor Care Team that combines advocacy with therapy to better address the specific needs of students who are survivors of sexual misconduct.
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March 25, 2021
President outlines effort to improve campus culture
U-M will soon begin a formal effort to improve the culture of the institution as it relates to sexual and gender-based misconduct through a process that engages the community in the co-creation of change.
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March 23, 2021
New panel of faculty, staff, students will advise Title IX coordinator
The U-M Office for Institutional Equity is creating an advisory committee of students, faculty and staff to provide perspectives and input on matters related to sexual and gender-based misconduct.
