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Too often in education we think we know what is best for our students. Not often enough do we listen and hear what our students are saying about their education. This collection tries to show more of the student perspective.
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University of Sydney: more than 100 staff, students victims of sexual assault, harassment

University of Sydney: more than 100 staff, students victims of sexual assault, harassment | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It is the first time the university has publicly released an annual document detailing sexual violence.
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Men, be brave like young Asher, and help him redefine masculinity

Men, be brave like young Asher, and help him redefine masculinity | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
A head prefect’s speech to his school assembly should be a wake-up call to men in general. But who’s listening?
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Student rape reports: The battle to be believed

Student rape reports: The battle to be believed | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Women who report violent sexual assaults at university say the perpetrators are getting away with it.
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A Guide to Trump’s New Campus Sexual-Assault Policy

A Guide to Trump’s New Campus Sexual-Assault Policy | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
How a hypothetical accusation could actually play out in practice, if the Education Department’s proposed rules become law
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Valedictorian's Mic Cut Off as She Brought Up Sexual Assault

Valedictorian's Mic Cut Off as She Brought Up Sexual Assault | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Lulabel Seitz, 17, had her valedictorian speech cut off when she started talking about sexual assault and called out her high school.
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Why this week is the most dangerous for women on campus

Why this week is the most dangerous for women on campus | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
A new report, lead by Walkely Award winning journalist, Nina Funnell, exposes abhorrent rituals within Sydney University colleges.
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Royal commission excoriates Catholic church for failure to protect child abuse victims

Royal commission excoriates Catholic church for failure to protect child abuse victims | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Priests should be banned from being the employers of principals and teachers in Catholic schools, Australia’s royal commission into child sexual abuse has recommended in its final report as it excoriated “almost incomprehensible” failures to report abusers to the police.
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University of Queensland's Emmanuel College yearbook promotes rape, assault

University of Queensland's Emmanuel College yearbook promotes rape, assault | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Prof Brunckhorst has also distanced the College administration from the Yearbook, stating it "is a publication produced entirely by the Students' Club for their peers ... Emmanuel College staff did not see the pages with the attributed quotes until after it was printed and released to students."

But Ms Bremner called that a cop-out.

"We have heard this before from a number of different colleges ... Yes, it wasn't an official college document, it's not the glossy brochure that they usually put out. But perhaps it gives us a better insight into the mindset of students at the college."
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Universities must pay attention to diverse students in their response to sexual assault | Mariam Mohammed

Universities must pay attention to diverse students in their response to sexual assault | Mariam Mohammed | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
There’s a lot to cheer in the universities sexual assault report. But I’m wary of how accurately the survey reflects the reality for international students
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DeVos considers whether to roll back Obama-era approach to campus sexual assault

DeVos considers whether to roll back Obama-era approach to campus sexual assault | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Advocates for the accused see an opening to do away with an approach that they argue has led colleges to conduct biased investigations that label innocent students as rapists.
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Some call it 'stealthing,' others call it sexual assault

Some call it 'stealthing,' others call it sexual assault | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Some people call it "stealthing" -- a practice where men secretly remove or damage condoms without their partners' knowledge. Others call it sexual assault.
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He said it was consensual. She was blacked out. U-Va. had to decide: Was it assault?

He said it was consensual. She was blacked out. U-Va. had to decide: Was it assault? | The Student Voice | Scoop.it

For both students, the night of Aug. 22, 2015, had not gone as planned. And their brief alcohol-drenched, party-fueled interaction — not unlike so many others on the nation’s college campuses — would derail both of their lives for much of an academic year and probably beyond. To him, in that moment, it was a thrilling hookup at a party. To her — as she now sees it — it was a terrifying assault. To U-Va., it was another drunken mess with no good answers.


The case is emblematic of the widespread frustrations faced by students, parents and administrators as they confront a problem that has existed for decades: the caustic combination of alcohol, drugs and sex, at times exacerbated by assault and predation. It also highlights the problems the Charlottesville flagship has had with alcohol and partying.

Recent misconduct investigations on the nation’s campuses, some involving NCAA athletes, have reinvigorated a widespread discussion about college sexual assault. Allegations involving the football program at Baylor University forced the resignation of its president and the ouster of its football coach. At Yale University, the captain of the basketball team sat out the school’s historic run to the NCAA tournament because he was fighting his expulsion for an alleged sex offense.

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Sexual violence on campus not being transparently documented by most Australian universities

Sexual violence on campus not being transparently documented by most Australian universities | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Less than a quarter of Australia’s 39 universities are publishing information online about sexual violence reports and disclosures or disciplinary actions.
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New US campus sex assault plan gets pushback

New US campus sex assault plan gets pushback | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
US universities must hold hearings on campus sexual assault claims where alleged victims and attackers can be cross-examined, according to federal guidelines.

The mandate is part of a new set of US Department of Education rules on how places of learning must handle sexual misconduct cases.

The agency said the rules will ensure fairness to accusers and accused.

Critics said they will discourage victims from reporting attacks.
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University of Melbourne college publishes student's account of rape

University of Melbourne college publishes student's account of rape | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
'I wasn't his first victim': a student speaks out about sexual assault at a University of Melbourne college
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University students aren't reporting sexual assault, and new guidelines don't address why

Activists have raised the issue of student sexual assault and harassment on campus for more than 30 years. It's time students had a real say in how universities respond.
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Hazing and sexual violence in Australian universities: we need to address men's cultures

Hazing and sexual violence in Australian universities: we need to address men's cultures | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Addressing male cultures of tribalism and violence needs to be central to the response to reports of hazing and violence in Austrslia's university colleges.
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Making sexual consent matter: one-off courses are unlikely to help

Making sexual consent matter: one-off courses are unlikely to help | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Some Australian universities have introduced a one-off sexual consent program to combat sexual assault and harassment on campus, but one-off programs are unlikely to be effective in the long term.
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How university colleges are breeding the sexual predators of tomorrow

How university colleges are breeding the sexual predators of tomorrow | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
A despicable level of misogyny is being practiced and cultivated among Australia's young men, writes Clementine Ford.
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Learn About Know Your IX - Know Your IX

Learn About Know Your IX - Know Your IX | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Founded in 2013, Know Your IX is a survivor- and youth-led organization that aims to empower students to end sexual and dating violence in their schools. We envision a world in which all students can pursue their civil right t
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Opinion | Myths about sexual assault on campus from the Department of Education

Opinion | Myths about sexual assault on campus from the Department of Education | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It is a real problem. Any official who doubts that shouldn’t be an official.
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Opinion | College Students Want to Talk About Sex. They Just Don’t Know How.

Opinion | College Students Want to Talk About Sex. They Just Don’t Know How. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
There is a lot more to consent than “yes means yes” and “no means no.”
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A survey on sexual assault alarmed colleges. Here’s how top schools responded.

A survey on sexual assault alarmed colleges. Here’s how top schools responded. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Universities increased staffing, training and support in an effort to combat the problem.
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Our Very Own 'Hunting Ground' On Australian Campuses

Our Very Own 'Hunting Ground' On Australian Campuses | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
An American documentary about sexual violence in university campuses is sending shockwaves across the globe, with Australian institutions launching a joint response.

The Hunting Ground documentary,
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