Australian National University initiates $3.3 million plan to manage sexual harassment and assault on campus
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Australian National University initiates $3.3 million plan to manage sexual harassment and assault on campus
Date : 21 March 2022
Location : Australia
In the next phase of the University's ongoing work to prevent and respond effectively to sexual assault and sexual harassment on campus, all incoming ANU students will be required to complete sexual consent training, and the administration of its residential halls will be revised.
The Australian National University (ANU) today unveiled its $3.3 million Student Safety and Wellbeing Plan, which it claims will focus efforts and funds where they can have the greatest impact. These include increasing staffing in ANU residences, hiring more case managers, making consent training a requirement of student admission beginning in 2023, and implementing a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assault and harassment across the University.
The Plan is based on the findings of an independent evaluation of the Australian National University's Sexual Violence Prevention Strategy, which was begun in 2019 and announced today, as well as comments from victims and survivors. The ANU's disclosure report, issued earlier this month, reveals that as awareness grows, so does reporting of suspected sexual assault.
