Sciences Po interim head defends institution on sexual assault

Students demonstrate in front of the Institut detudes politiques ('Sciences Po') university to denounce gender-based violence and the lack of action by the administration, in Strasbourg, France, February 12, 2021. Elite universities face campus reckoning

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Sciences Po interim head defends institution on sexual assault

Bénédicte Durand says university will make changes after slew of allegations, but defends governance procedures and argues banning initiation events is not the answer

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Sciences Po interim head defends institution on sexual assault

Bénédicte Durand says university will make changes after slew of allegations, but defends governance procedures and argues banning initiation events is not the answer

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Sexual violence survivors need support, not even more trauma

Will Macron’s move against his alma mater make France’s HE system fairer?

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