Faculty members asked University of Wisconsin-Madison Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots to do more to combat sexual assault at the first faculty senate meeting of the fall semester Oct. 5.
After Cornell University’s handling of a sexual assault case sparked national backlash in recent weeks, faculty demanded accountability at UW-Madison. Last month saw two drugging and sexual assault reports at off-campus fraternities and records revealing that former Life Sciences Communications professor Dietram Scheufele had sexual relationships with two of his students, with one case including unwelcome sexual conduct.