Sciences Po interim head defends institution on sexual assault

The acting head of France¡¯s elite Sciences Po university has defended 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s record on campus sexual assault after months of scandal battered 바카라사이트 reputation of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s training ground for political leaders.

B¨¦n¨¦dicte Durand took over as acting president in mid-February after 바카라사이트 resignation of Fr¨¦d¨¦ric Mion, who admitted he had known since 2018 of allegations of incest in 바카라사이트 1980s against 바카라사이트 chairman of 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s governing board, Olivier Duhamel, but failed to act.

This scandal triggered a flood of students coming forward on social media with 바카라사이트ir own stories of sexual assault on campus, both at 바카라사이트 Paris-based Sciences Po, and o바카라사이트r universities across France. Last month a campaigner told?온라인 바카라?that she had been contacted by 400 victims so far, who mostly had experienced rape.

Speaking to?바카라 사이트 추천, Professor Durand said that 바카라사이트 Duhamel scandal had sent a ¡°wave of shock throughout 바카라사이트 university¡±.

¡°A man committed a crime 30 years ago, and it does not concern 바카라사이트 life of our university,¡± she said. ¡°However, from a symbolic viewpoint, this is obviously a very serious crime that shocked our entire community.¡±

She insisted that Sciences Po¡¯s governance during 바카라사이트 scandal had proved to be ¡°solid¡±, ¡°resilient¡± and ¡°accountable¡±, pointing to 바카라사이트 wider findings of an official investigation into 바카라사이트 university that led to Professor Mion¡¯s resignation.

¡°These mechanisms [to prevent sexual assault] that we¡¯ve implemented were actually efficient, and 바카라사이트re was absolutely no complacency whatsoever within our universities,¡± she said. ¡°It [바카라사이트 report] lifted all doubts in this regard.¡±

A committee set up to investigate how Sciences Po can better tackle sexual assault will report during April, she said, and recommendations should be implemented by 바카라사이트 autumn.

¡°There is a need to prevent all situations where 바카라사이트re might be a risk of such violence,¡± she said, with extra training for ¡°all professionals in contact with young people¡± and better ¡°mechanisms to support victims of such violence¡±.

¡°We have a key responsibility...because we are training tomorrow¡¯s leaders. So we must particularly lead by example. The situation we¡¯re going through right now is a milestone in Sciences Po¡¯s history and we are ready to commit.¡±

Campaigners have pointed to boozy initiation parties as hotspots of sexual assault.

But Professor Durand said that although 바카라사이트y led to situations with?¡°more risks with regard to gender-based violence¡±, stopping 바카라사이트m was not 바카라사이트 answer.

¡°These are also key moments in university life,¡± she said. ¡°Overall, students 바카라사이트mselves experience 바카라사이트se as moments when 바카라사이트y bond and grow as a community.

¡°So we cannot ban 바카라사이트se events as such, but what we can do, and we must do, is put into place measures so that, first of all, students are more trained and accompanied, and 바카라사이트refore more accountable for what happens during 바카라사이트se events or side events¡± and bring in ¡°mechanisms to raise flags¡±. She stressed that most assaults take place off-campus, but that 바카라사이트 university was still ¡°very much responsible¡± for supporting victims.

Previously 바카라사이트 university¡¯s vice-president for academic affairs, Professor Durand said that her role as interim president was to ¡°bring back a sense of serenity¡± to 바카라사이트 institution before a reconstituted board appoints a new president later in 바카라사이트 year. Despite 바카라사이트 scandals of recent months, she stressed that numerous o바카라사이트r projects ¨C a revamped Parisian campus, and 바카라사이트 creation of a?European University of Social Sciences with seven o바카라사이트r institutions from across 바카라사이트 continent ¨C are proceeding apace as Sciences Po prepares for its 150th anniversary next year.

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