So, an article appeared in Inside Higher Ed on why leaders are failing to stop sexual harassers/abuse/rape on their campuses.  Here was/is my answer: I think there are many reasons. 1st, try campus culture, an issue that runs wide and deep. So do traditions that encourage bad behavior. Look at Prep Schools as exemplars. 2nd, the "hands-off" leaders have real trouble; it's good to delegate but....And, there needs to be a culture of transparency and an overt culture where bad news can and must be shared, not buried. 3rd, there are rose colored glasses as in: this too will pass. Nope. It won't. 4th, much of the training is poor, and people resent needing training suggesting they know all the issues. Reform the training. Bring in outsiders to do it and make it worth the faculty, staff, coaches and administrators' time. Poor training leads to poor outcomes. And resentment about waste of time. 5th, how we handle crises when they occur on campuses is weak and needs reformation. We make things worse, not better, because we aren't experts. Bring them in. 6th, to return to my favorite topic: Ask this. If there were co-presidents, could all this happen as it did on all these campuses? Speculating yes. But, pretty confidently, I can say that co-presidencies would curb this. …see more