Letter Announcing Findings of Men’s Ice Hockey Task Force

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Letter Announcing Findings of Men’s Ice Hockey Task Force

By Robert Brown | September 5, 2012

Dear Colleagues:
Last spring, after two members of our men’s ice hockey team were accused of sexual assault, I established a Task Force of faculty, staff, trustees, and overseers to review and assess this program. The Task Force was charged with determining whether the culture and climate of the program could have contributed to the actions that led to these criminal charges and with making recommendations based on this assessment to improve the program. The complete charge to the Task Force and its membership can be found here. The Task Force was co-chaired by University Provost and Chief Academic Officer Jean Morrison and Dr. Jonathan Cole, Chair of the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees and Provost Emeritus of Columbia University.
The Task Force has completed its work and its report is available on my website. I have made the body of the report public; the appendices (including subcommittee reports) are not written in such a way as to protect the privacy of individuals who contributed information to the Task Force and thus will not be released. Public disclosure of individuals’ identities would breach our assurance of confidentiality to those who stepped forward to provide valuable information and insights. The report describes the process used by the Task Force, which I believe was comprehensive and thorough.

Complete Letter: http://www.bu.edu/president/letters-writings/letters/2012/9-05/