One of ISHR’s professors, Dr. Jackie Dugard has been appointed to the Presidential Advisory Committee on Sexual Assault (PACSA) for the period 2026-2028. PACSA advises the University President on issues related to the prevention of and response to gender-based misconduct, including sexual assault.
The ten-person Committee (comprising 4 faculty, 3 staff, and 3 students) works to continually evaluate policies and procedures, solicit feedback from the Columbia community, and partner with experts across the University with the goal of eliminating sexual assault and other forms of gender-based misconduct from our community.
Jackie - who established, and was the first director of, a gender-misconduct prevention office at her previous university (University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa) - is committed to using this appointment to meaningfully contribute towards gender justice on campus.
