Chancellor and Academic Senate Chair Respond to Committee Report
Chancellor Dirks and Academic Senate Chair Powell issued a response to the Chancellor's Senate/Administration Committee on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment report on May 1, 2017.
The final draft of the report was submitted to the Chancellor and Chair of the Academic Senate on Tuesday, January 31st.
The Committee's Charge
The Chancellor's Senate/Administration Committee on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment, formed in April of 2016, was tasked with reviewing and making recommendations for improving all campus services, policies and practices relating to the prevention, remediation, adjudication, and sanctioning of sexual violence, harassment and assault against students, staff and faculty on the UC Berkeley campus.
The Committee had originally planned on completing its recommendations by November 2016. That timeline has been adjusted as the Committee has been offering several Listening/Input Sessions to share their progress and receive valuable input from students, staff, and faculty. With those sessions scheduled to conclude in late November 2016, the Committee will work to incorporate feedback and plan to complete their recommendations by early 2017.
Committee Membership
Co-Chairs:
| Carla Hesse | Dean of Social Sciences and Executive Dean of the College of Letters & Science |
| Barbara Spackman | Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature |
Faculty:
| Carol Christ | Interim Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost; Professor Emerita, English |
| Catherine Albiston | Professor of Law and Sociology |
| Sharon Inkelas |
Professor of Linguistics |
| Inez Fung | Professor of Earth and Planetary Science |
| Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton | Professor of Psychology; Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, College of Letters & Science |
| Janelle Scott | Professor of Education |
| Molly Van Houweling | Professor of Law |
Academic Senate Representatives:
| Donna Jones | Associate Professor of English, DECC |
| Jenna Johnson-Hanks | Associate Professor of Demography and Sociology, CAPRA |
Staff:
| Barbara A. Lane | Assistant Dean (CAO), College of Natural Resources |
Students:
| Selina Lao | ASUC Representative |
| Frances McGinley | ASUC Representative |
| Cory Hernandez | GA Representative |
External Advisors to the Committee:
| Mary Sue Coleman | Former President of the University of Michigan, Incoming President of the Association of American Universities |
| Ruth Simmons | Former President of Brown University, Professor of Comparative Literature and Africana Studies |
| Robert Post | Dean of Yale Law School, Professor of Law |
Staff to the Committee:
| Jenny Kwon | Special Projects Administrator, Office of the Chancellor |
Chair Carla Hesse
Carla Hesse has taught at Berkeley for more than 20 years, and currently serves as dean of social sciences,executive dean of the College of Letters and Science, and Peder Sather Professor of History. A specialist in modern European history and the history of women, she has also served as Chair of the Committee on Women and Minorities for the American Historical Association.
Committee Updates
May 1, 2017: Chancellor Dirks and Academic Senate Chair Powell issue response to report
January 31, 2017: Chancellor's Senate/Administration Committee on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment issues final draft report
December 3, 2016: Chancellor Dirks Announces Search for Special Faculty Advisor to the Chancellor on Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment and Title IX Coordinator
November 29, 2016: Chancellor Dirks Announces Search for new Campus Lead on Sexual Violence & Sexual Harassment
November 3, 2016: Chancellor Dirks and Co-Chair Hesse Announce Creation of Campus SVSH Peer Review Panel
May 2, 2016: Co-Chair Carla Hesse Announces Membership of Task Force on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment
April 5, 2016: Chancellor Announces New Committee on Sexual Violence, Harassment and Assault
March 27, 2016: UC Berkeley Names Interim Lead on Response to Sexual Harassment and Assault
Contact the Committee
To pose a question, submit a recommendation or provide feedback to the Chancellor’s Senate/Administration Committee on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment, please write to chancellorfeedback@berkeley.edu.