Anthropology professor joins legislative effort to combat sexual assault and harassment

U of I anthropology professor Kathryn Clancy spoke recently on the subject of sexual harassment and assault in higher education at a conference sponsored several prominent scientific societies. This week, Clancy joins a federal legislative effort, led by U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier of San Francisco, that would require universities to report – and federal funding agencies to consider – findings that any university professor engaged in discrimination on the basis of sex. Clancy spoke to life sciences editor Diana Yates about how awareness of sexual assault and harassment on campus has changed in recent years.  

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