Adopting a "Both/And" Mindset to Address Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct (RVSM) in Institutions of Higher Education. (January 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Campbell, Rebecca; Moylan, Carrie A.; PettyJohn, Morgan E.; Munford, Andrea; Schweda, Kelly; Fedewa, Tana; Rosen, Holly; Ferguson, Mary Ann; Beal, Jesse; Buchanan, NiCole T.
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 29:Number 1(2023)
• Page Start: 74
• Page End: 83
• Publication Date: 2023-01
• Subjects: sexual violence -- relationship violence -- campus policies; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/10778012221130105
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

Michigan State University (MSU) created a long-term, values-based strategic plan to increase help-seeking and reduce the incidence of relationship violence and sexual misconduct. Creating systemic change in institutions of higher education is challenging, particularly so in the wake of massive institutional crises and betrayal, as we had at MSU. In this paper, we address the challenges and critiques of our strategic planning efforts offered by esteemed scholar-activists: Jacobson López (2023), Hirsch and Khan (2023), McMahon (2023), and Boots et al. (2023).