Smithsonian Institution

US group of museums and research centers

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2021 BuzzFeed News published an article revealing sexual misconduct involving 16 women at STRI, leading to an internal investigation, firing of employees, and stripping of titles.
July 2021 Josh Tewksbury was appointed as the director of STRI, following the BuzzFeed News article exposing sexual misconduct at the institute.
2020 Congress passed authorization in the Consolidated Appropriations Act to create two additional museums: the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum.
December 9 2020 A letter was written to the White House Gender Policy Council by Laura Dunn, a victim's rights attorney, detailing an assault of a female scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) by a male scientist, calling for improved safety measures like locks on doors.
2016 The National Museum of African American History and Culture was fully opened on the National Mall.

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