Dear Members of the George Washington University Community,
In March, we shared with the community four policies prompted for review by the voluntary resolution agreement entered into with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. These policies were:
- Equal Opportunity, Nondiscrimination, Anti-Harassment, and Non-Retaliation Policy
- Demonstrations Policy
- Poster Policy
- Barring People from Campus Policy
The policies were posted on the Office of Ethics, Compliance, and Risk website, and community members had the opportunity to review proposed changes and provide feedback through April 18.
We received notable feedback on the policies, for which we are deeply appreciative. We are actively working to organize the feedback and distill it into thematic summaries as well as finalize the policies themselves and prepare them for dissemination to the community. We expect to share the thematic summaries and final versions of the policies in a communication in the near future.
Also in March, the university announced that, based on what we would learn from this initial policy review work, a permanent process for engaging the GW community about the development of new policies or revisions to current policies would be implemented. This procedure was developed over several months in close consultation with the Faculty Senate, Student Government Association, and Staff Council, and we are pleased to share that this policy review process has been finalized. The Guidelines for University Policy Review Process can be found on the Office of Ethics, Compliance and Risk website.
Thank you for your engagement with these important updates, and we look forward to sharing additional information soon.
Sincerely,
Christopher Alan Bracey
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Professor of Law
Bruno Fernandes
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
Scott M. Mory
Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff