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Survey: 20 percent of female cadets at the Citadel suffer sexual assault
According to a survey released by the Citadel, about 20 percent of female cadets have been sexually assaulted since enrolling. The same report found that about one in four male cadets also have been victims in sex assaults, the Charleston, S.C. Post and Courier reported.

According to Citadel officials, the report was meant to measure how well the academy is assimilating female cadets, not as a response to any particular incident.

A Citadel spokeswoman said the college would not try to identify and punish sexual assailants mentioned in the anonymous survey, but would require all cadets to take part in a new program to curb the assault rate.

N.J. mulls plan to merge universities
New Jersey state legislators have appointed a committee to study whether to combine the University of Medicine and Dentistry with Rutgers University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

The thinking behind the committee’s creation is that merging the institutions could prod investments and be a boon to the state’s research and technology sectors. The idea was first studied in 2003, but was abandoned after cost concerns and opposition from the institution’s governing boards.
—Matt Weeks

 
 
 


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