Blog:  The Campus Rape Crisis and Institutional Reputation Fallout

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This week’s Reputation Reboot fields a question from a university administrator at the center of the current sexual assault crisis. In handling a sexual assault case, the administrator’s position requires he or she considers the university’s reputation above all other factors. What steps can the administrator take to protect his or her own reputation in the long-term while serving victims?

As we publish this topic, students continue to face grave threats. Most institutions are failing to provide the information and resources that students need to protect themselves from becoming victims of sexual assault on campus…and to appropriately address the crisis when they are.