William H. McRaven, chancellor of the University of Texas system, has one of the most distinctive resumes in higher education leadership: Retired four-star Navy admiral, 37 years as a Navy SEAL, and architect of the special operations raid in 2011 that killed terrorist Osama bin Laden. His years in the military, McRaven said in an interview with The Washington Post, informed his thinking on a key issue he faced after taking office in January: how to prevent and respond to sexual assault. Job one, he said, is to learn as much as possible about the scope of the problem. This month, the 217,000-student system announced the launch of a $1.7 million, multi-year study of sexual assault at 13 of its campuses, including the flagship in Austin.

August 18, 2015 ・ From The Washington Post