Category: Sexual Assault

The Hunting Ground: a screening

[ April 28, 2015; 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] Global Scholars Hall
1710 E. 15th Ave.
UO campus

The documentary The Hunting Ground will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at the University of Oregon’s Global Scholars Hall, 1710 E. 15th Ave., Eugene. A discussion will follow the screening. The Hunting Ground is a startling exposé of rape crimes on U.S. campuses, institutional cover-ups and the brutal […]

Twenty Students Per Week: The Report of the University Senate Task Force to Address Sexual Violence and Survivor Support

November 6, 2014—The University of Oregon Senate task force charged with studying sexual assault prevention methods at UO has released its final report, “Twenty Students Per Week: The Report of the University Senate Task Force to Address Sexual Violence and Survivor Support.”  The task force, co-chaired by former CSWS director Carol Stabile (School of Journalism and […]

Panel linked to CSWS-funded survey proposes UO sexual violence office

October 23, 2014
Eugene, OR—A task force charged with studying sexual assault prevention methods at the University of Oregon recommended the creation of a single office on campus for sexual and gender violence. This was among 23 recommendations presented on October 22 to the University of Oregon Senate by the task force co-chairwoman, Carol Stabile, […]

CSWS-Funded Survey Reveals High Level of Sexual Assault on Campus

October 1, 2014, Eugene, OR—A survey by UO professor Jennifer Freyd (Psychology) and graduate students Carly Smith and Marina Rosenthal reveals that 35 percent of female students at the University of Oregon have had sexual experiences without consent. The survey was funded by the Center for the Study of Women in Society along with private […]

President Coltrane moves ahead on senate recommendations

Interim UO President Scott Coltrane
President Coltrane moves ahead on senate recommendations | Around the O.
September 24, 2014—“Interim UO President Scott Coltrane will establish a $15,000 emergency fund and take other steps toward quickly putting into place the recommendations of a UO Senate task force on sexual misconduct.
“In a message sent to members of the task […]

Speakers urge UO to do more to prevent sexual assaults

Speakers urge UO to do more to prevent sexual assaults | Around the O.
August 27, 2015—A crowd of about 50 gathered for the first public forum at the University of Oregon by the President’s Review Panel, which heard thoughts and comments from a dozen people. Read more in this report from Around the O.