The California State University system lacks the resources and staffing to adequately respond to and handle sexual harassment or discrimination complaints from employees and students, according to a long-awaited independent assessment presented May 24 to the CSU Board of Trustees.
The full assessment, conducted by Cozen O'Connor law firm, of Title IX practices within the nation's largest public university, including recommendations and individual campus assessments of the 23 universities and the chancellor's office, will be released as a document in June.
For example, on one campus, a Title IX coordinator oversees the human resources department, equal employment opportunity, discrimination, harassment and retaliation compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, whistleblowers and Cleary Act Compliance, Maisto Smith said. "Many of these report findings are difficult to hear, and their recommendations are daunting and complex," interim Chancellor Jolene Koester said."We are not going to steer away from the discomfort and the need for change. We've got a vision here. We've got a set of recommendations that move us from where we have fallen short to a new and better university system.
There is distrust of senior leaders across most of the campuses. And that diminished trust has led to a widespread belief that"individual campus administrators act to protect the interest of the institution rather than care for the individuals who have been harmed," said Leslie Gomez, vice chair of the Cozen O'Connor group.
"We all know that there are a lot of competing factors for funding," Lt Gov. Eleni Kounalakis said. "But I would be so disappointed if there was a dismissal of being able to institute change because people can hide behind a notion that there wasn't enough funding. ... Utilizing resources we already have to be able to follow these recommendations will be very important."
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