The University of Michigan-Flint is working to end sexual violence on campus as part of a nationwide group of colleges and universities. In 2019, UM-Flint was accepted into the third cohort of the Culture of Respect Collective. Culture of Respect is a NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) initiative that offers evidence-based best practices and utilizes […]
On the Sentencing of Harvey Weinstein: a Message to the Culture of Respect Community
While COVID-19 has understandably dominated the news cycle over the past week, there is another major news event that has certainly been front of mind for many of us: the sentencing of Harvey Weinstein to 23 years in prison for his crimes. This marks the end of an extremely important and painful chapter for survivors […]
The Pathway to Organizational Change
In student affairs, one of our many jobs is to inspire students to see how their actions can and will change the world. The institution itself – its climate, policies, and programs – can be a way to show students how individual actions can spur community-wide change. This NASPA blog post explores how small actions by individuals […]
Culture of Respect Collective: Cohort Two At a Glance
The Culture of Respect Collective is an ambitious two-year program which brings together institutions of higher education dedicated to ending campus sexual violence and guides them through a rigorous process of self-assessment and targeted organizational change. Culture of Respect Collective: Cohort Two At a Glance highlights the progress to date of colleges and universities in […]
Meet the Culture of Respect Collective, Cohort 3
We are delighted to announce the participating institutions in Cohort 3 of the Culture of Respect Collective, an ambitious two-year program that brings together institutions of higher education dedicated to ending campus sexual violence and guides them through a rigorous process of self-assessment and targeted organizational change. This third cohort of 36 diverse institutions from […]
Where We Are in 2019: A Reflection on Two Years of the Culture of Respect Collective
The inaugural cohort of the Culture of Respect Collective started when President Trump took office in 2017 and completed their participation the month the NPRM comment period closed, in January, 2019. The assistant director of Culture of Respect reflects on the challenges they faced in a shifting social and political environment.