Dive Brief:
- An annual survey of graduating seniors by the Harvard Crimson newspaper found high rates of sexual assault, racial marginalization, and academic dishonesty.
- The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted a few of the metrics, including that one in five 2015 grads admitted to cheating in their Harvard studies.
- Three quarters of black students reported feeling racially marginalized on the campus, and 21% of women either said they had been sexually assaulted or were unsure, according to the article.
Dive Insight:
Since last year’s survey of 2014 graduates, the number of women reporting they had been sexually assaulted on campus rose from 12% to about 14%, with a new response option allowing them to say they were unsure an incident could be called assault taking the potential total above 20%. The number of African American students claiming to have felt marginalized because of their race also rose, from 60% to 74%. Nearly half of all 2015 grads responded to the survey this year, which covers a lot of ground, giving Harvard administrators and prospective students plenty of information about the campus climate and the student body.