Sexual harassment training completed by all UW staff, most students
All University of Wisconsin System employees and 87 percent of students have completed sexual assault and harassment training, officials told the UW Board of Regents Thursday at Union South on the UW-Madison campus.
The regents are scheduled to meet Thursday and Friday. After public business on Thursday the board moved into closed session to discuss a number of issues, among them the contract of UW-Madison head football coach Paul Chryst.
The online training is one of several aspects of the UW System’s response to an increasing focus on sexual harassment nationwide and within the university system.
The UW's effort to address sexual assault and harassment gained momentum with the #MeToo movement, which resulted in a sharp increase in reports of sexual misconduct. Notable cases include the resignation of UW-Whitewater Chancellor Beverly Kopper in December after allegations that her husband, who held a university position, allegedly harassed women on campus, and the retirement of Harvey Jacobs, a UW-Madison professor of urban planning, amid allegations that he had harassed women on campus for decades.
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