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We searched the public websites of 232 universities and colleges across Canada for workplace harassment policies and identified policies at 129 (56%) institutions. We found that only 41 (32%) of the 129 institutions acknowledged online abuse in their policies. We coded the 41 policies’ purpose, scope, procedures, and all mentions of online abuse to identify how university and college community members might be protected from online abuse within the context of their institution’s policy. Overall, we found that the policies did not align with what scholars who have experienced online abuse report needing to feel supported by their institutions

This work builds upon ongoing research examining faculty harasment in higher education: https://harassment.thedlrgroup.com/

This research was presented at the 2021 Association of Internet Researchers Conference (AoIR).

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