More money, more problems
Gardinier acknowledges that expanding OVW Campus Grants to a three-year tenure will be better overall for the recipient schools, though, of course, she wishes that Northeastern were one of them. "These grants are almost like seed money to get stuff off the ground," she says, "but the government wants to see programming internalized by the university. Changing the funding cycle makes sense, because in two years it's really hard to get anything institutionalized. This grant has allowed us to bring key leadership on campus, and get everybody on the same page. It definitely put us in a better position than before we had the money."
While the financial fate of the Campus Center on Violence Against Women is still somewhat unclear, Northeastern is committed to continuing its programming, with or without federal money. As for Harwell, she's in discussions to work as a military consultant. "The military response [to sexual assault prevention and response] is what the university needs to take," she says. "They need leadership that reports to the highest level of administration."
Sara Faith Alterman can be reached at salterman@phx.com.
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