UBC faculty members apologize for ‘not demanding better’ on sexual assaults

Jan 8, 2016 | 11:36 AM

VANCOUVER — University of British Columbia faculty members have signed an open letter apologizing for not doing more to ensure the institution protects students from sexual assaults.

More than 80 faculty members from a wide range of disciplines have signed the letter dated Jan. 6 and addressed to the UBC community.

The university has come under fire after a group of students and alumni complained that it took a year and a half for school administrators to act on multiple sexual assault allegations against a PhD student.

UBC has hired an independent investigator to review its response to the allegations and has promised to begin a discussion to develop a stand-alone sexual assault policy.