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Holloway officially set to leave for NJ Provost spoke on hopes for the role, to start on July 1 By TROY CLOSSON
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Pritzker Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer speaks about the legal issues surrounding the #MeToo movement and why victims and survivors often resort to informal reporting.
Prof. talks reporting in #MeToo era Tuerkheimer discussed the rise of informal reporting in the movement By VIVIAN XIA
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Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer spoke on Tuesday in Harris Hall about the rise of informal reporting in the #MeToo movement. The Center for Awareness, Response & Education and the Women’s Center hosted the talk. During the talk, Tuerkheimer highlighted the “woeful inadequacies” of formal
channels for reporting sexual assault and harassment. “My argument is that the failings of these formal systems lead victims and survivors to turn increasingly to back channels,” Tuerkheimer said. Tuerkheimer said formal reporting “often exacts a significant toll on survivors,” and survivors often find going to authorities “costly” and “useless.” Prosecutors would have to prove that the crimes were committed beyond a reasonable doubt — which can often be a
difficult process, she said. As a result, victims and survivors resort to using unofficial communications channels for allegations of abuse. These include the different whisper networks and the court of public opinion. The #MeToo movement has illustrated how women often use “whisper networks” with one another, which can allow survivors to share their accounts with select insiders. » See ME TOO, page 7
After reports surfaced over the weekend that he was set to leave Northwestern to become the first black president of Rutgers University, Provost Jonathan Holloway reflected on his journey to the role — from his time as a doctoral student to now — at a press conference Tuesday in New Brunswick. “Mom, I got the job,” toward the end of his emotional speech. The Rutgers Board of Governors unanimously approved his appointment Tuesday morning at a joint meeting with the school’s Board of Trustees. Holloway will start his role as president on July 1. In his speech, Holloway spent time opening up about his initial apprehension coming into the role, discussing his hope for strong relationships with those on campus in his role and outlining a vision for the athletic department of NU’s Big Ten rival. He also addressed becoming the school’s first black president. “The fact is, we are still living in an era of firsts and
that comes with an awesome responsibility, which is exciting and very flattering. And also shameful, to be honest,” Holloway told NJ Advance Media. “But this is the work that is in front of me.” In a Monday statement, Northwestern president Morton Schapiro called Holloway an “indispensable member of my senior leadership team.” “Since he joined Northwestern,” Schapiro wrote, “he has led with vision, empathy and integrity while ensuring our core values remain intact. He has developed our educational policies and academic priorities and recruited several outstanding new deans to the University’s academic leadership team.” In his two and a half years in Evanston, Holloway implemented a new review process for deans, helped start the Undergraduate Student Lifecycle Initiative to support firstgeneration and low-income students and launched Books for Cats as a program to loan students STEM textbooks. He also served as provost through Northwestern’s budget deficit and during student pushback to visiting professor Satoshi Kanazawa last winter. Schapiro said in the statement more details on the plan for finding Northwestern’s next provost will be shared in the next few days. troyclosson2020@u.northwestern.edu
Explaining NU’s Rabbi Bernstein announces departure new budget surplus After f ive years, he’s planning on leaving Northwestern Hillel NU makes some cuts permanent, reinvests in CAPS By GABBY BIRENBAUM
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In the two years since Provost Jonathan Holloway disclosed the University’s budget deficit to Faculty Senate, administrators made cuts to academic departments’ budgets, laid off dozens of staff members and even cut down on some holiday tree lights and students’ beloved ice rink. With a budget surplus estimated to be $66.5 million in a January 9 email to the Northwestern community by University President Morton Schapiro and $68.7 million in the 2019 Financial Report, administrators now have a “small but important” fund with which to make needed investments while
maintaining some of the controls that helped balance the budget, Schapiro wrote. “A challenge we always face is to balance short-term interests with the commitment our University has made to serve future generations as capably as this one,” Schapiro wrote in the email. “Discipline remains essential, as our revenue streams and endowment are subject to shifts in the economy. Thus, we have asked campus leaders to continue with prudence in their Fiscal Year 2021 resource planning.” Vice president for business and finance Craig Johnson told The Daily earlier this month that his office will be using the surplus money to “layer (spending) back in” to a few areas of need that did not receive sufficient investment during the two-year budget deficit. One such area is Counseling and Psychological Services. Johnson said » See SURPLUS PAGE 7
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Rabbi Brandon Bernstein will be leaving Northwestern Fiedler Hillel after five years as campus Rabbi. Bernstein’s duties included leading religious and spiritual life on campus for Jewish students, but many felt his impact on campus went beyond that. He spearheaded initiatives relating Jewish life to social justice and mindfulness, added creative activities during holiday services and much more. “I hope that students are able to recognize that Judaism is very flexible and robust, and can survive academic inquiry and change,” Bernstein said. “There’s no such thing as one Judaism but rather many different Judaisms, and I hope that more students feel that they can be part of the ongoing » See RABBI, page 7
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Northwestern Fiedler Hillel. Rabbi Brandon Bernstein has made a profound impact on the Northwestern Jewish community in his five years as campus rabbi.
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