The JHU Office of Diversity and Inclusion is looking for feedback (by Wednesday 11/21, the day before Thanksgiving) on: (1) diversity and inclusion statements and (2) discrimination and harassment policy and procedures.

Here’s the full text from Office of Diversity & Inclusion:

As we develop or update university-level policies at Johns Hopkins, we work to identify and seek feedback from key stakeholders who may be affected by them. This process includes consultations with faculty and academic leaders, including through academic councils and a new standing committee of vice deans; student groups and governing bodies; and staff and administrators with expertise in related areas, such as student affairs, finance, and human resources.

Key policy issues also benefit enormously from input across the entire university community, so that we are sure to capture as wide a range of views as possible.

To provide feedback by November 21, visit: https://policies.jhu.edu/?event=under-review.

“Report Reveals Gender Inequity in Academia” by Sabrina Abrams (11/1/2018)

Here’s your excerpt du jour: 

Fleming . . . explained that hierarchical power structures inherent in academic institutions allow sexual harassment to take place more often. She pointed out that hostile conditions often occur in laboratories, where principal investigators (PIs) are in charge of student researchers.

Senior Sam Gomes agreed, describing situations where her peers had experienced gender-based harassment during their research experiences.

“After learning about the types of gender harassment that can take place in an academic setting, I realized that a lot of my friends’ complaints about their lab PIs and professors were actually complaints of gender harassment,” she said.

[The image above is a slide from Prof Fleming’s presentation on the NAS report]

Thank you to everyone who joined us today at the DLC conference to discuss the NAS report on sexual and gender harassment!

We look forward to next week’s Where We Stand event, open to ALL faculty, staff, and students at Hopkins. Join us on Thursday, Oct 25 at 5:30pm for good food and good conversation. Kids are welcome too. See you in Mudd Atrium. And bring a friend.