Andrew D. Martin, Chancellor 

Beverly R. Wendland, Provost 

Scot Bemis, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and Institutional Equity 

Julie Hail Flory, Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communication 

Michael Mazzeo, Dean of Olin Business School

Jessica Kennedy, Gender Equity and Title IX Compliance Office Director 

Over one year ago, at least seven students spoke of sexual harassment perpetrated by Nobel Laureate and Professor Philip Dybvig at Washington University in St. Louis. As of now, Professor Dybvig is teaching three classes in Olin Business School in Spring 2024. 

National and local news outlets including Bloomberg News, the Hill, Riverfront Times, and the St. Louis Dispatch reported improper sexual advancements, including unwanted flirtatious messages, kissing, and physical touch. Media reported that the university Title IX Office questioned Professor Dybvig and that he went on leave. However, Professor Dybvig is returning to teach in Spring 2024 and WashU has failed to communicate any accountability measures with the student body at large.

WashU has failed to transparently communicate measures to hold Professor Dybvig accountable or to protect students from further harm, demonstrating a complete disregard for survivors harmed by Professor Dybvig, and a lack of commitment to prioritize student safety.

In response to seven students speaking about sexual harassment perpetrated by Professor Dybvig, we demand the following from the university: 

1) Professor Dybvig’s immediate return to academic leave, relieving him of any and all teaching obligations and student interactions. 

Starting Spring 2024, Professor Dybvig is set to teach classes with a total of over 100 students. Given that multiple students have spoken about sexual harassment from Professor Dybvig, this endangers the safety of all students interacting with Professor Dybvig. 

We demand that the university relieve Professor Dybvig of any teaching obligations by rescinding his course offerings for the Spring 2024 semester, effective immediately. 

2) Subsequently fire Professor Dybvig, communicating with the student body the university processes used to hold Dybvig accountable.

The university has a responsibility to prioritize their students’ safety over prestige. Following placing him on leave, we demand that the university fire Professor Dybvig. The university should communicate with the student body the university processes, whether within the Title IX Office, Human Resources or elsewhere, used to hold Professor Dybvig accountable to demystify the reporting procedure to the extent possible while protecting survivors’ privacy. 

3) Permit survivors to retroactively withdraw from Professor Dybvig’s classes without facing negative repercussions. 

Students who experienced sexual harassment perpetrated by Professor Dybvig while taking a class taught by him should be permitted to retroactively withdraw from the class without it appearing on their transcript or harming their academic record. Survivors should not be required to lodge a formal complaint in order to withdraw. The university should communicate this allowance to all students previously and presently enrolled in classes taught by Professor Dybvig. 

4) Institute language access plans in the Gender Equity and Title IX Compliance Office. 

The survivors who spoke of sexual harassment by Professor Dybvig were international students from China. In the aftermath of the news headlines, #MeToo WashU worked with students volunteering as translators to effectively communicate resources with students whose first language is not English. The gap of in-language communication should be filled by the university, not students. 

We demand that the Provost’s Office work with the Office of International Student Engagement to determine the top five non-English languages spoken at WashU, and translate and disseminate all digital and print material from the Gender Equity and Title IX Compliance Office (GETIXCO) to these languages. Additionally, we demand that the university institute language access plans by outlining procedures to have translators for students who prefer non-English languages when visiting GETIXCO. Information on who translators are, translators’ commitment to confidentiality, and languages offered should be publicly advertised on the GETIXCO website. 

There is nothing noble about a professor who violates students’ autonomy and safety, and nothing noble about an institution who continues to harbor professors who do so. WashU must prioritize our safety over the prestige of any Nobel Laureate. WashU must demonstrate its commitment to believing survivors and protecting students from further sexual violence. If the university fails to meet these demands by February 12, we will take matters into our own hands.

WashU, believe #MeToo. Protect #MeToo. We will continue advocating for survivors’ needs and students’ safety until no more students on this campus have to utter the words #MeToo.

Signed, 

#MeToo WashU 

WashU Survivors and Allies for Social Support (WUSASS) 

Abolish Greek Life WashU (AGL WashU) 

Asian Multicultural Council (AMC)

Association of Black Students (ABS)

Association of Latin American Students (ALAS)

National Sexual Violence Prevention Association 

South Asian Justice Collective (SAJC) 

Asian American Association (AAA) 

Resist WashU

WashU Gender Expansive Multicultural Society (GEMS)

Teaching Racial Understanding Through Honesty (TRUTH) 

WashU Undergraduate and Graduate Workers Union (WUGWU) 

College Democrats 

Pride Alliance 

St. Louis Queer Support Helpline (SQSH) 

Transcending Gender 

Asians Demanding Justice (ADJ) 

Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) 

Campus Candle Collective 

African Student Association (ASA) 

Embody 

WashU Bird Club 

WashU Sexual Violence Prevention Association (SVPA) 

Amateurs Acappella 

Ashoka 

Chinese Student Association (CSA) 

Simplified Mandarin Translation

一年多以前，至少有七名学生称诺贝尔奖得主、华盛顿大学圣路易斯分校教授菲利普·迪比维格（Philip Dybvig）实施了性骚扰。迄今为止，迪比维格教授在奥林商学院（Olin Business School）教授三门课程，时间为2024年春季。

包括彭博新闻、the Hill、Riverfront Times和圣路易斯邮报在内的国家和地方新闻媒体报道了不当的性行为，包括不受欢迎的调情信息、亲吻和身体接触。媒体报道称，大学的第九条办公室（Title IX Office）质询了迪比维格教授，而他则休假了。然而，迪比维格教授将于2024年春季返回教学，而华盛顿大学未能与整个学生群体沟通任何问责措施。

华盛顿大学未能透明地沟通对迪比维格教授的问责措施或保护学生免受进一步伤害，显示了对受迪比维格教授伤害的幸存者的完全漠视，以及缺乏优先考虑学生安全的承诺。

作为对七名学生谈论迪比维格教授施加的性骚扰的回应，我们要求大学采取以下行动：

1）取消迪比维格教授其所有教学义务和学生互动，并且立即返回学术休假。

从2024年春季开始，迪比维格教授计划教授的课程总共有超过100名学生。鉴于多名学生已经谈论过迪比维格教授的性骚扰，这将危及所有与迪比维格教授互动的学生的安全。

我们要求大学立即通过撤销迪比维格教授2024年春季学期的所有课程，免除其任何教学义务。

2）随后解雇迪比维格教授，并向学生群体通报大学用以问责迪比维格的程序。

大学有责任将学生的安全置于声望之上。在让他休假之后，我们要求大学解雇迪比维格教授。大学应该向学生群体通报用以问责迪比维格的所有程序步骤，无论是在第九条办公室、人力资源部门或其他地方，以尽可能揭示举报程序，同时保护幸存者的隐私。

3）允许幸存者追溯性退出迪比维格教授的课程，而不会面临负面后果。

在迪比维格教授授课期间经历性骚扰的学生应被允许追溯性退出该课程（即学期结束后申请撤销课程），而不会在成绩单上出现或损害他们的学术记录。幸存者不应被要求提出正式投诉才能退课。大学应向所有过去和现在参加迪比维格教授授课的学生通报这一决定。

4）在性别平等和第九条合规办公室中制定语言获取计划。

谈论迪比维格教授性骚扰的幸存者是来自中国的国际学生。在新闻头条发生后，#MeToo WashU与作为翻译志愿者的学生合作，有效地与英语非母语的学生沟通资源。语言沟通的差距应由大学而非学生来填补。

我们要求教务长办公室与国际学生参与办公室合作，确定华盛顿大学非英语语言使用者的前五种语言，并将性别平等和第九条合规办公室（GETIXCO）的所有数字和印刷材料翻译并传播到这些语言。此外，我们要求大学通过制定程序来安排翻译人员，为那些在访问GETIXCO时更喜欢使用非英语的学生服务。应在GETIXCO网站上公开宣传翻译人员的信息、翻译人员对保密的承诺以及提供的语言。

一个侵犯学生自主权和安全的教授没有什么高尚之处，一个继续庇护这样教授的机构也没有什么高尚之处。华盛顿大学必须将我们的安全置于任何诺贝尔奖得主的声望之上。华盛顿大学必须展示其相信幸存者和保护学生免受进一步性暴力的承诺。如果大学未能在2月12日之前满足这些要求，我们将亲自采取行动。

圣路易斯华盛顿大学，请你相信#MeToo。保护#MeToo。我们将继续倡导幸存者的需求和学生的安全，直到这个校园上再不回出现MeToo这个词。

Traditional Mandarin

一年多以前，至少有七名學生稱諾貝爾獎得主、華盛頓大學聖路易斯分校教授菲利普·迪比維格（Philip Dybvig）實施了性騷擾。迄今為止，迪比維格教授在奧林商學院（Olin Business School）教授三門課程，時間為2024年春季。

包括彭博新聞、the Hill、Riverfront Times和聖路易斯郵報在內的國家和地方新聞媒體報道了不當的性行為，包括不受歡迎的調情信息、親吻和身體接觸。媒體報道稱，大學的第九條辦公室（Title IX Office）質詢了迪比維格教授，而他則休假了。然而，迪比維格教授將於2024年春季返回教學，而華盛頓大學未能與整個學生群體溝通任何問責措施。

華盛頓大學未能透明地溝通對迪比維格教授的問責措施或保護學生免受進一步傷害，顯示了對受迪比維格教授傷害的幸存者的完全漠視，以及缺乏優先考慮學生安全的承諾。

作為對七名學生談論迪比維格教授施加的性騷擾的回應，我們要求大學採取以下行動：

1）取消迪比維格教授其所有教學義務和學生互動，並且立即返回學術休假。

從2024年春季開始，迪比維格教授計劃教授的課程總共有超過100名學生。鑒於多名學生已經談論過迪比維格教授的性騷擾，這將危及所有與迪比維格教授互動的學生的安全。

我們要求大學立即通過撤銷迪比維格教授2024年春季學期的所有課程，免除其任何教學義務。

2）隨後解僱迪比維格教授，並向學生群體通報大學用以問責迪比維格的程序。

大學有責任將學生的安全置於聲望之上。在讓他休假之後，我們要求大學解僱迪比維格教授。大學應該向學生群體通報用以問責迪比維格的所有程序步驟，無論是在第九條辦公室、人力資源部門或其他地方，以盡可能揭示舉報程序，同時保護幸存者的隱私。

3）允許幸存者追溯性退出迪比維格教授的課程，而不會面臨負面後果。

在迪比維格教授授課期間經歷性騷擾的學生應被允許追溯性退出該課程（即學期結束後申請撤銷課程），而不會在成績單上出現或損害他們的學術記錄。幸存者不應被要求提出正式投訴才能退課。大學應向所有過去和現在參加迪比維格教授授課的學生通報這一決定。

4）在性別平等和第九條合規辦公室中制定語言獲取計劃。

談論迪比維格教授性騷擾的幸存者是來自中國的國際學生。在新聞頭條發生後，#MeToo WashU與作為翻譯志願者的學生合作，有效地與英語非母語的學生溝通資源。語言溝通的差距應由大學而非學生來填補。

我們要求教務長辦公室與國際學生參與辦公室合作，確定華盛頓大學非英語語言使用者的前五種語言，並將性別平等和第九條合規辦公室（GETIXCO）的所有數字和印刷材料翻譯並傳播到這些語言。此外，我們要求大學通過制定程序來安排翻譯人員，為那些在訪問GETIXCO時更喜歡使用非英語的學生服務。應在GETIXCO網站上公開宣傳翻譯人員的信息、翻譯人員對保密的承諾以及提供的語言。

一個侵犯學生自主權和安全的教授沒有什麼高尚之處，一個繼續庇護這樣教授的機構也沒有什麼高尚之處。華盛頓大學必須將我們的安全置於任何諾貝爾獎得主的聲望之上。華盛頓大學必須展示其相信幸存者和保護學生免受進一步性暴力的承諾。如果大學未能在2月12日之前滿足這些要求，我們將親自采取行動。

聖路易斯華盛頓大學，請你相信#MeToo。保護#MeToo。我們將繼續倡導幸存者的需求和學生的安全，直到這個校園上再不回出現MeToo這個詞。