Project Safe Center

On the 10th anniversary of its Project Safe Center, Vanderbilt celebrates a decade of transformative work in sexual misconduct prevention, education and support. Since its establishment as an independent center in 2014, Project Safe has become a cornerstone of the university’s commitment to fostering a safer, more inclusive campus community.  Read More

Tuttle presented to higher education officials across the country during a recent webinar focused on research she co-authored, “Preventing and Addressing Retaliation Resulting from Sexual Harassment in Academia.” Read More

Vanderbilt offers several resources to empower students to make healthy sexual choices, respond to their personal safety and needs, and offer support to those affected by intimate partner violence. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center’s next Work-Life Workshop will be on Wednesday, May 11, from noon to 1 p.m. CT via Zoom. Cara Tuttle Bell, director of Vanderbilt’s Project Safe Center, will discuss “Navigating Gender Bias in Professional Communication.” Read More

Staff at Vanderbilt University have made the transition to online and alternative learning and remote work possible for many, all while prioritizing the safety, productivity and well-being of those in our university community, writes Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente in her latest "Open Mind" column. Read More

Feminist activist and award-winning writer Gloria Steinem is hopeful about the future of feminism and its critical role in shaping society and policy around the world, she told a full house of Vanderbilt community members gathered at Central Library on Nov. 1. Read More

Vanderbilt University released on Tuesday the findings of two surveys conducted earlier this year assessing student, postdoctoral fellow and faculty experiences with sexual assault and sexual misconduct. Read More

The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, in partnership with the Chancellor’s Lecture Series, will host Gloria Steinem, an award-winning writer, feminist activist and co-founder of "Ms." magazine, for a conversation on Nov. 1. Tickets for the event are available at the Sarratt Box Office to those with a Vanderbilt ID. Read More

The Project Safe Center for Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response marked its fifth anniversary earlier this month with a reception attended by students, faculty, staff and senior university leaders. Read More

A new gender harassment web portal, a cross-campus collaborative effort led by the Office of the Provost, is designed to advance Vanderbilt’s prevention of and response to gender harassment. Read More

Vanderbilt’s sixth annual Diverse ‘Dores Day will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 3, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Sarratt Student Center Promenade. Read More

Cheryl Bates, Olivia Hill and Maxine Maruszewski are the latest recipients of the Chancellor’s Heart and Soul award, which recognizes staff who go far beyond their job expectations. Read More

Vanderbilt University will carefully consider proposed new regulations announced by U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to replace previous guidance on how allegations of sexual misconduct are handled at colleges and universities. Read More

Prepare for Anita Hill's Oct. 28 visit to the Vanderbilt campus by viewing a documentary about her life and her testimony that challenged Clarence Thomas' nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court thus exposing the problem of sexual harassment to the world. Read More

The Association of American Universities will launch a national Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct in spring 2019. Vanderbilt University is one of 33 institutions participating in the project. Read More

Project Safe Center staff will offer a presentation Oct. 15 examining the ways in which language reflects and sometimes perpetuates violence in our culture. Read More

Staff from the Project Safe Center will lead a training about relationship violence for all Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff. The training is scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Kissam Center, Room C216. Read More

The Office of the Dean of Students has welcomed new medical practitioners and wellness providers to campus to support the health and wellbeing of all Vanderbilt students through the new Student Care Network. Read More

Formed in 2009 and charged with reviewing and recommending campus strategies for preventing sexual misconduct, the Provost’s Task Force on Sexual Assault’s continuing contributions are reflected in a name change for the group. Read More

On Jan. 19, VUPD received a report from a Campus Security Authority that a female student was the victim of a forcible fondling, involving inappropriate touching, in a campus residence hall on Jan. 16. Read More