2023 Campus Safety and Violence Prevention Annual Report

In 2020, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enacted “An Act Relative to Sexual Violence on Higher Education Campuses”. This statute has become known as the “2021 Campus Sexual Assault Law” (M.G.L. Ch. 6, 168D-168E) which requires institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to submit the "Campus Safety and Violence Prevention Survey” on an annual basis.

The data that follows was submitted in December 2023 to the State of Massachusetts Department of Higher Education for the previous calendar year, as required under the statute M.G.L. c. 6, § 168E(q), enacted by St. 2020, c. 337, § 1. For questions regarding data preparation, including terms and definitions, please refer to the 2023 CSVP Annual Report FAQs.

(Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2022)

Reports of sexual misconduct made to TIX Coordinator = 190

102 -- filed by students against students
  13 -- filed by students against employees 
  69 -- filed by students against unknown / third party 
    4 -- filed by employees against employees 
    1 -- filed by employees against students 
    1 -- filed by employees against unknown / third party 

Reports of sexual misconduct made to TIX Coordinator that did not result in a formal complaint = 164

82 -- filed by students against students 
11 -- filed by students against employees 
68 -- filed by students against unknown / third party 
  1 -- filed by employees against employees 
  1 -- filed by employees against students 
  1 -- filed by employees against unknown / third party

Reports of sexual misconduct made to TIX Coordinator that resulted in a formal complaint = 26

20 -- filed by students against students 
  2 -- filed by students against employees 
  1 -- filed by students against unknown / third party 
  3 -- filed by employees against employees 
  0 -- filed by employees against students 
  0 -- filed by employees against unknown / third party 

Formal complaints under Title IX or sexual misconduct policies that were dismissed, withdrawn, or did not result in disciplinary action = 21

16 -- filed by students against students 
  2 -- filed by students against employees 
  1 -- filed by students against unknown / third party 
  2 -- filed by employees against employees 
  0 -- filed by employees against students
  0 -- filed by employees against unknown / third party  

Formal complaints under Title IX or sexual misconduct policies that resulted in disciplinary action = 5

4 -- filed by students against students 
0 -- filed by students against employees 
1 -- filed by employees against employees 
0 -- filed by employees against students 

Students and employees found responsible for violating Title IX or sexual misconduct policies = 5

4 -- number of students found responsible 
4 -- number of students subject to disciplinary actions as a result 
1 -- number of employees found responsible -
1 -- number of employees subject to disciplinary actions as a result