UNM News Article

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SUB Balloom C & Zoom

 ASL interpreters provided

In 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released the report Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which provides a research-based summary of what sexual harassment is, how it impacts individuals and communities, and what factors predict harassment and enable it to thrive. In this presentation, Dr. Frazier Benya and Ms. Jeena Thomas will review the relevant research findings that support recommendations for how higher education should make system-wide changes to prevent and address sexual harassment. The presentation will also provide examples of work developed since 2018 that demonstrate how higher education institutions are moving beyond basic legal compliance toward evidence-based policies and practices, and share resources that have been compiled by members of the National Academies Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education

Since the University first joined the Action Collaborative in July 2019, the project has promoted initiatives to address and remediate sexual harassment at UNM that are beyond compliance, research-based, and staff- and faculty-focused, including these UNM projects published in the Sexual Harassment Collaborative Repository: the Alternative Reporting Policy on Sexual Misconduct, Bystander Intervention Trainings, Counseling and Advocacy for Health and Professional Students, the Staff-Faculty Wayfinder Website, and Support for Faculty Development of Women in STEM. This Public Forum has been organized by UNM’s institutional representatives to the Action Collaborative -- Drs. Barbara Rodríguez, Amy Levi, and Liz Hutchison -- to share information about UNM's participation and invite feedback and participation from the campus community.

Featured Speakers

Dr. Frazier Benya

Senior Program Officer
The National Academies Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine
Brief Bio

Jeena Thomas

Program Officer
The National Academies Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine

Brief Bio

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