Sexual Assault on College Campuses

By shettema

  • Study about campus sexual assault is published.

    The study, "Male Sex Aggression on a University Campus" is published in the American Sociological Review.

  • Title IX

    Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that receives federal funding. Addresses sexual harassment, sexual violence, or any gender-based discrimination that may deny a person access to educational benefits and opportunities.

  • One of the largest scientific studies on campus sexual assault is released.

    Survey of 6,100 undergraduate women and men are surveyed. Found one in four females had been in situations that met the legal definition of rape or attempted rape.

  • "60 Minutes" features the story of Beckett Brennan

    Women at University of Pacific was rapped by three men on the schools basketball team.

  • Columbia students file complaints with federal government for the mishandling of sexual assault cases.

    23 students at Columbia University file complaints with the federal government for the mishandling of sexual assault claims and mistreatment of victims.

  • "The Hunting Ground" is released

    The documentary, "The Hunting Ground" about rape on American campuses, is released.

  • Brock Turner is convinced of sexually assaulting an unconscious women.

    The former Stanford University student is sentenced to six months in county jail and three years of probation for sexually assaulting unconscious women.