ms. bolger: a wonderful question. the first thing that comes to mind as we are hearing a lot on college campuses about sexual assault and how schools need to take it seriously and that is true and i think that is starting to happen. i think there is a real gap between responding to sexual assault and responding to other forms of gender-based violence. i'm talking about dating violence intimate partner violence, stalking. the new component of the cleary act will allow schools to report incidents of domestic violence and stalking. it is quickly important that schools address his issues in their policies. policies for dating violence survivors can look difference then sexual assault survivors. not analyzing survivors from the same class in order to get a restraining order, things like that. sen. bennet: are you or anybody else aware -- is very designation somewhere of universities that have set the gold standard for dealing with sexual assault and sexual violence on campus? is there some standard that students have estab

ms. bolger: thank you. first off, survivors need to know what they can expect to receive out of the reporting process and schools need to ensure that the existence of accommodations and how to access them is clear, well publicized, and well understood on campus and need to follow-up and actually issue those accommodations and protections to students who request them. i know a number of survivors on my campus simply did not report because they did not understand that the school could be useful in helping them change a dorm they shared with the perpetrator or switch out of a class they shared with their abuser. the second point i would make is transparency. we have spoken a little bit about climate surveys and i think it is incredibly important that schools release aggregate data about the results of disciplinary hearings on how quickly they are proceeding. this should not be identifying information. i think that'll help survivors feel confidence in the system and trust that the schools are there for them and

ms. bolger: thank you. first off, survivors need to know what they can expect to receive out of the reporting process and schools need to ensure that the existence of accommodations and how to access them is clear, well publicized, and well understood on campus and need to follow-up and actually issue those accommodations and protections to students who request them. i know a number of survivors on my campus simply did not report because they did not understand that the school could be useful in helping them change a dorm they shared with the perpetrator or switch out of a class they shared with their abuser. the second point i would make is transparency. we have spoken a little bit about climate surveys and i think it is incredibly important that schools release aggregate data about the results of disciplinary hearings on how quickly they are proceeding. this should not be identifying information. i think that'll help survivors still confidence in the system and trust that the schools are there for them an

ms. bolger brought to life it at her, monitor, amherst college, a fraternity had printed t-shirts depicting a woman being roasted on a spit like a pig. those students went unpunished. take a minute to think about the message that sends to students male and female about how much their community values women. unfortunately, this is just one example of countless to choose from across the country. that is why the national conversation that students like ms. boulder have started and other leaders including many here today have stepped up to support is so absolutely critical. a country that values women and all individuals is stronger for it. we all me to do our part to keep this conversation going and many to make it louder. we have done far too little in congress over the years to support survivors and to be a voice for women across the country, daughters and granddaughters, who are counting on us. i am glad that chairman alexander and i agree that the health committee needs to join the debate on campus sexual assault. much more fully i want to thank all of our witnesses including our colleague