US universities to share sexual harassment findings

By Rebecca Trager2021-11-04T14:30:00

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By sharing information between them, Association of American Universities’ 66 research institutions want to stop abusers from passing unnoticed between universities

Sixty-six research institutions in the US and Canada have adopted a set of principles to prevent sexual harassment in academia developed by the Association of American Universities (AAU). Under the non-binding framework, AAU member universities’ presidents and chancellors have agreed to share findings of sexual misconduct with prospective employers upon their request.