PROGRAM

The recent reports of sexual assaults on college campuses have opened a new debate about notions of masculinity, sex and gender relations. This panel will explore the roots of campus-based sexual violence, strategies to address and prevent it, as well as the implications for the recent California initiative to document and verify sexual intimacy among students.

Speakers:

Jacob Boersema, Visiting Fellow in Cultural Sociology, Yale University

Colleen Cash, President, Hunter Undergraduate Student Government

Jane Sovern, Deputy General Counsel, City University of New York

Nona Willis-Aronowitz, co-founder of Tomorrow magazine, journalist and Fellow at Roosevelt Institute

Moderator: Lynn Chancer, Chair, Sociology, Hunter College

 


Yes Means Yes: Understanding Sexual Violence on College Campuses | Posted on October 14th, 2014 | Public Policy Program Events, Public Programs, Student Events