In 2023, OIE implemented additional measures aimed at preventing harassment and discrimination on our campuses. One of the most meaningful of these strategies was formalizing a process designed to avoid “passing the harasser” from other institutions to our own. To this end, Johns Hopkins University was one of several universities that adopted a set of groundbreaking principles assembled by the Association of American Universities (AAU). More specifically, we created and staffed a new role in the OIE office, the Equal Opportunity Process Specialist, that is responsible for conducting heightened pre-employment screening of new executive level positions and faculty roles that include an offer of tenure. This screening involves a detailed review of any prior findings of misconduct at a final candidate’s prior places of employment.
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