In a post-Weinstein world, it seems there is a continuous cycle of ongoing sexual assault cases that surface, unmasking the atrocities committed by powerful men. In light of this, the following collection was created. However, it takes a specific look at how sexual assault is handled on college campuses, what seems to work, and what doesn't.
In 1994 Brenda Tracy was gang raped by four men, two of them were football players at Oregon State University. The university sanctioned the two players with a one game suspension, and community service. Years later, when Tracy was 40 years old, the president of OSU knocked on her door and delivered her a personal apology.
This is one example of an approach highlighted in this collection.
Other universities have taken broader approaches like the UT system, which unfolded the largest, most comprehensive study on campus sexual assault. Yale, too, has focused on making reporting accessible. Some universities in Canada have tested a study that showed self-defense classes for women were successful in preventing rape.
"There are no quick fixes,” says lead author Charlene Senn, a women’s studies professor at the University of Windsor. “We need multiple strategies....This is our best short-term strategy while we wait for cultural change.”
*The following quote was taken, and shortened, from an article in this collection.*