The United States Department of Justice launched a website Wednesday aimed at helping faculty, staff and students at colleges deal with sexual violence.
The site, called Changing Our Campus, includes results from research studies on sexual assault, stalking and dating and domestic violence. Other parts of the site include resources for survivors, bystanders and educators, and interactive self-assessments for college students and administrators to take to ensure a school is in accordance with the campus safety law, Title IX and the Clery Act.
One part of Changing Our Campus that has not yet launched is called “Your Campus,” which will feature resources specific to types of campuses, such as historically black colleges and universities, faith-based colleges, community colleges and four-year institutions. A note on the website said the page will be completed this summer.
Since the release of “Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault” in April 2014, the federal government has prioritized dealing with sexual violence on campuses through efforts like the White House’s It’s On Us campaign, which GW signed on to last year.
Legislators on the Hill are also considering bills that would reform responses to sexual assault on college campuses.