You are here

News and Blog

  • Weakening Title IX guidance will hurt sexual assault survivors
    akulikowski
    September 8, 2017 - 5:14pm

    Now is the time to voice your support for victims of sexual assault.

    Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced plans to review and potentially alter Title IX guidance. Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in K-12 and postsecondary education settings. Title IX is a valuable protection from discrimination for all students, not only those who have experienced sexual assault.

  • Beyond the joke: SNL skit raises concerns about the intersection of humor and sexual violence
    lfeldman
    May 23, 2017 - 4:43pm

    While most people would agree that rape is not funny, jokes about actions that equate to rape or elements of "rape culture" are as old as comedy itself. In fact, there is little agreement even among rape activists about if or when these things are funny, and if or when humor can be used to help promote education about sexual violence.

Pages