Over 300 National University of Singapore students have issued an open letter to the university’s leadership, in the wake of the disappointing town hall meeting on sexual harassment on campus that took place, last week.
Praising Ms Baey’s speech and suggestions at the meeting, Wee revealed that some of the measures to curb sexual harassment, proposed at the meeting, include: Another meeting attendee outright called the meeting a “s***show”. Sharing his views on Reddit, u/TheStateofIt“The three panelists, especially Prof. Ling, were woefully underprepared, like as if they weren’t ready for some of our questions.
Wayne Wee and the Reddit user are not alone in their criticism of the town hall meeting. An independent NUS group of students, NUS Students United, publicly released a list of nearly 30 questions NUS students had for the school’s leadership at the meeting. Read the questionsHundreds of students have since issued an open letter to to NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye, criticising the town hall meeting.
Given that Vice Provost Prof Ling and Dean OSA Pang repeatedly emphasised the important role of the Review Committee, it was troubling that none of the initial members were present during the Town Hall to listen to and address students’ concerns and recommendations. The issue of accountability on the part of the NUS Administration was not adequately addressed, although it was raised by many students during the Town Hall. There remains no measure or follow-up action for the student body to hold the Administration accountable to its promises.
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