CUNY released its 2026 sexual violence campus climate survey to all students and faculty in an email blast on Feb. 5.
This comes after two previous email blasts about a systemwide reimplementation of the 2020 Policy on Sexual Misconduct and a notice of a new CUNY Guardian portal for reporting incidents of sexual misconduct, discrimination and retaliation.
According to the survey landing page, it is designed to assess students’ and faculty’s “perceptions of campus safety; access to information and resources about sexual harassment and sexual violence; understanding of affirmative consent; knowledge of university policies and practices; and experiences with sexual harassment and sexual violence on [their] campus or at off-campus CUNY-affiliated events.”
The survey also asked students and faculty about their knowledge of the procedures required to report sexual violence or harassment and if they know where to find more information.
It also asked if they completed the Sexual and Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Response Course or attended any campus sexual violence or harassment information sessions.
The survey is confidential and is used to create a mandated annual aggregated data report that all New York state colleges and universities are required to submit, according to the NYS Education Law Article 129-B, also known as the “Enough Is Enough” bill.
The “Enough is Enough” bill requires all New York colleges and universities to submit an annual aggregate data report on reported incidents of sexual violence and their investigation and adjudication. The data includes incidents reported to each institution’s Title IX coordinator.
CUNY has conducted these surveys since 2018 in compliance with the bill.
Abiding by the bill, the survey landing page also included a glossary of terms to provide a uniform definition of terms such as affirmative consent, consent and dating violence.
The bill also requires all colleges and universities to have a uniform definition of affirmative consent as well as adopt a set of comprehensive procedures and guidelines.
In spring 2020, about 9% of the nearly 130,000 CUNY students who were sent the campus climate survey completed it.
According to the 2020 report, a high percentage of CUNY students said they felt respected and safe on their campuses and a similarly high percentage said they trusted their college to do the right thing in situations involving sexual misconduct.
The report also mentioned that students who completed Sexual and Interpersonal Violence Prevention and Response Course, or SPARC, were more likely to rate themselves as “very knowledgeable” on all four questions about knowledge of campus resources, CUNY policies and students’ rights.
CUNY’s 2020 “Enough is Enough” report of its campus climate survey is available on the CUNY website.
The submitted reports from all colleges and universities can be accessed by the public through the New York State Education Department’s website.
According to the submitted reports, Baruch has submitted an annual report every year from 2018 to 2024. The 2025 report is not yet publicly available.
For reporting non-emergency incidents of sexual misconduct, discrimination and retaliation, go to the recently updated CUNY Guardian Portal system.
Students and faculty are also encouraged to email Baruch College’s interim Title IX coordinator Bianca Vitale at bianca.vitale@baruch.cuny.edu for more information on the Policy of Sexual Misconduct.
To make a report in person, they may visit the Title IX Office located in the Newman Hall building, Room 415 or call 646-312-4546.
