Identifying Gaps in Sexual Harassment Remediation Efforts in Higher Education: Issue Paper (2025)

Chapter: Appendix D: Figure 3 - Completed Remediation Efforts Matrix

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Figure 3 - Completed Remediation Efforts Matrix." Frasca, T., Alvarado, I., Bühlmann, P., and Hutchison, E. 2025. Identifying Gaps in Sexual Harassment Remediation Efforts in Higher Education: Issue Paper. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29095.

Appendix D

Figure 3—Completed Remediation Efforts Matrix

BEFORE the Sexual Harassment Has Been Disclosed to the Institution DURING the Institutional Response Process AFTER the Institutional Response Process Has Concluded
Finding of a Policy Violation Finding of No Policy Violation
FOR THE SURVIVOR Support services and confidential resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Educational material on supporting survivors 8, 9, 10, 11

University of New Mexico’s Ombuds-led Supportive Listening Workshops

Transparency on sanctions 12, 13
No-contact orders for involved parties 14, 15, 16

Proactive anti-retaliation measures 17

Scheduling access for shared workspaces

Alternative resolution processes 18

Supportive services 3, 8

Triage mechanisms 19

Advocates 20
Support services and confidential resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Restorative justice processes 21

Bridging funds to support changes in advisors 22, 23

Flexible timeline for milestone completion

Scheduling access for shared workspaces

Policies to prevent the passing of harassers from institution to institution 24, 25
Support services and confidential resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Fexible timeline for milestone completion

Scheduling access for shared workspaces

Policies to prevent the passing of harassers from institution to institution 24, 25

Institutional ombuds

Communication about the importance of witness testimony and institutional commitment to reducing harm
FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ACCUSED OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT Support services and confidential resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 26, 27

Educational resources on being accused 28
Proactive anti-retaliation measures 17

Scheduling access for shared workspaces

Alternative resolution processes 18

Respondent services 29, 30

Employee assistance programs

Institutional ombuds

Leave of absence
Sanctioning guidelines reflecting varying severity of offenses 12, 13

Respondent services 29, 30

Respondent education programs

Reentry programs 30

Circles of Support and Accountability 31
Support services and confidential resources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 26, 27

Reentry programs 30

Institutional ombuds

Circles of Support and Accountability 31
FOR THE BROADER INSTITUTIONAL COMMUNITY Bystander intervention trainings 32

Restorative justice-based trainings 33

Unit- and field-specific trainings 34, 35, 36, 37

Advertising and communication of support resources

“Calling in” tools 38

Online navigators 39, 40
Transparent communication about current cases 41, 42

Sharing proactive plans about communication with all levels of leadership 43

Early intervention programs 44, 45

Restorative justice-focused programs 21

Institutional ombuds

Broad reporting processes 46

360-degree evaluations 47
Reports of aggregated information on outcomes of cases

Communication about the outcomes of specific cases 48

Communication about sanctioning guidelines

Institutional ombuds

Community support circles
Reports of aggregated information on outcomes of cases

Communication about the importance of witness testimony and institutional commitment to reducing harm

Community support circles

1 - MSU Safe Place

2 - MSU Culture of Support

3 - UPenn Special Services team

4 - UCOP Confidential Resources

5 - MSU Crisis Chat

6 - UVA on- and off-grounds confidential resources

7 - UC Berkeley Support for Survivors page

8 - MSU Center for Survivors

9 - UC-Berkeley

10 - University of New Mexico

11 - Yale

12 - Texas A&M University

13 - University of Minnesota

14 - Carnegie Mellon

15 - Georgetown University

16 - Princeton University

17 - JHU individualized anti-retaliation plans

18 - University of Michigan Adaptable Resolution process

19 - USC Initial Assessment Triage Team

20 - WSU victim advocates

21 - Campus PRISM project

22 - NIH Reentry Supplements and Reintegration Programs

23 - MIT Guaranteed Transitional Support Program

24 - Congress’ Speak Out Act

25 - Washington State Legislature

26 - MSU CAPS

27 - NYU Crisis Response Counselors

28 - NCSU website

29 - UC Berkeley services

30 - UC Santa Cruz services

31 - Circles of Support and Accountability

32 - Rutgers Trauma-Informed Bystander Intervention Workshops for Faculty and Staff

33 - Virginia Tech Foundations of Restorative Justice training

34 - UC Berkeley’s Academic Department Prevention Toolkit

35 - MIT Lab-Based Inclusive Culture Workshops

36 - NOAA-SS Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

37 - University of Michigan PEAR program

38 - UNM Guide

39 - University of Colorado-Anschutz Help Compass

40 - UNM Wayfinder

41 - University of Michigan press release

42 - UT Knoxville witness notification

43 - UT Knoxville chancellor communication

44 - Duke Health System

45 - Vanderbilt University Medical Center Peer Accountability program

46 - Santa Barbara City College Report A Concern process

47 - UT Knoxville

48 - JHU letter to campus members

Suggested Citation: "Appendix D: Figure 3 - Completed Remediation Efforts Matrix." Frasca, T., Alvarado, I., Bühlmann, P., and Hutchison, E. 2025. Identifying Gaps in Sexual Harassment Remediation Efforts in Higher Education: Issue Paper. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/29095.
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