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Whyte: It’s time to dispel myths about sexual violence

October 21, 2014

When I was a little girl, grown-ups always told me to never talk to strangers. I was taught to mistrust anyone with whom I was not familiar and to be wary of shadowy unknown figures lurking in dark...

Source: NU Annual Security & Fire Safety Report

Campus sexual assault reports up in 2013

October 16, 2014

Reports of rape and sexual assault at Northwestern rose to eight last year, according to the University’s annual safety statistics. The number, which NU made public in its 2014 Annual Security and...

Northwestern to update policy after proposed rule about sexual assault statistics

June 28, 2014

Northwestern officials say they are prepared to comply with a new rule proposed by the White House under the Violence Against Women Act that would require colleges to compile statistics for incidents of...

In Focus: Northwestern community looks to change sexual assault procedures as Ludlow case moves forward

In Focus: Northwestern community looks to change sexual assault procedures as Ludlow case moves forward

May 27, 2014

In the midst of national outcry and campus activism, Northwestern may soon be defending itself against two lawsuits alleging the school mishandled students’ complaints of sexual assault and sexual harassment. On...

Joan Slavin, director of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Office, discusses Northwestern’s policy on sexual assault at a panel earlier this month with members of NU’s Title IX Coordinating Committee. Slavin said in an email to The Daily on Tuesday the University will consider the White House’s recommendations on fighting campus sexual assault in its own practices.

Northwestern to ‘closely examine’ White House sexual assault recommendations

April 29, 2014

In response to the White House's release Tuesday of detailed recommendations for how colleges should react to sexual assault on campus, Northwestern officials said the University's current sexual assault...

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