New Lawsuits Highlight How Colleges Fail Survivors of Sexual Assault
A New Jersey university failed two former students after they were assaulted, two new federal lawsuits claim.
Yale Student Saifullah Khan Found Not Guilty in College Rape Trial
A New Haven jury acquitted Saifullah Khan, a 25 year old Yale student accused of sexual assault in 2015, in what the New…
Watch Comedian Jena Friedman Use Sex Dolls to Try to Teach Guys About Campus Sexual Assault
It’s hard to explain the strange logic of comedian Jena Friedman’s Adult Swim special, Soft Focus, which focuses partly…
Man Accused of Raping BYU Student in 2015 Is Acquitted
Nasiru Seidu, the 41-year-old man accused of raping a Brigham Young University student in 2015, was acquitted on the…
What's Going On With That NY Times Review of a Book About Campus Rape?
“Fascinating but often frustrating” and “too sloppy with the facts to succeed” and full of “baffling errors that…
In the Conversation Around Campus Rape, Who Is Held Accountable--and Who Does the Accounting?
Sexual assault at universities is tied to some major American social issues of the day. Feminism. Intersectionality.…
20 Attorneys General Send Letter to Betsy DeVos Demanding She Not Roll Back Title IX Enforcement
Last week, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos signaled that she’d like to overhaul the Obama-era enforcement mandates of…
Student Accuses Stanford of Ignoring a Serial 'Sexual Predator' on Campus
A new lawsuit filed on behalf of a Stanford University graduate student accuses the university of ignoring multiple…
Margaret Atwood & Others Draw Criticism for Signing a Letter Supporting a Writer Accused of Sexual Assault
Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, and a number of well-known Canadian authors have drawn the ire of the Canadian…
Ex-Vanderbilt Football Player Sentenced to 17 Years for Rape
Former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Vandenburg was sentenced to 17 years in prison today after he was convicted…
Mizzou Frat Accused of Requiring Pledges to Drug Women Before Trying to Have Sex with Them
The University of Missouri’s Delta Upsilon fraternity was suspended in late September after members shouted racial slurs
USF Suspends Pi Kappa Phi Chapter During Investigation Into Rape of 16-Year-Old Girl
The University of South Florida in Tampa has temporarily suspended its chapter of Pi Kappa Phi after a 16-year-old…
Two Students Involved in Alleged Sexual Assault at Michigan Frat File Separate Lawsuits
At the University of Michigan, two students have filed lawsuits over an alleged sexual assault that took place at a…
Mother Sues William Paterson University After Daughter Commits Suicide Following Alleged Rape
In a lawsuit filed against William Paterson University in New Jersey, Marquesa Jackson-Locklear alleged that her…
After Richmond Student Writes Viral Essay About Her Rape Case, the University Calls Her a Liar
Earlier this week, Cecilia Carreras, a student at the University of Richmond, published an essay on the Huffington Post…
Most Colleges Don't Have Rape Kits Available on Campus
In an op-ed for the Harvard Crimson, an anonymous rape survivor writes of her alleged attack on the university’s campus…
'I Survived': Two Women Read Statements After Ex-Frat Member Is Sentenced for Sexual Assault
On Tuesday, former University of Minnesota student Daniel Drill-Mellum was sentenced to six years after pleading guilty…
Nate Parker Speaks on Rape Accuser's Suicide: 'I Am Filled With Profound Sorrow'
Nate Parker, the director of the forthcoming film The Birth of A Nation posted a statement to Facebook about the 2012…
Former CU Student Spared Prison Sentence for Raping a Woman He Claimed to Be Helping
On St. Patrick’s Day of 2014, now-former University of Colorado student Austin Wilkerson told onlookers that he was…
Comedian Nikki Glaser Discusses How Colleges Care More About Sports Than Rape
Nikki Glaser’s Comedy Central show Not Safe usually focuses on the sexual exploits people are shy to talk about openly,…