Dive Summary:
- With 90% of college rapes going unreported nationwide, experts say a culture on college campuses deters victims from coming forward and does not prevent sexual violence.
- The alleged rape of a student at Vanderbilt University this summer might have gone unreported if a university staff member had not reviewed surveillance footage for an entirely different reason.
- The alleged attack happened as the U.S. Department of Education ordered new requirements for prevention efforts, policies and discipline procedures; Vanderbilt administrators said they have made changes ahead of federal deadlines.
From the article:
... While touting security measures — including locked dorms, a 24-hour escort service, emergency "blue light" phones across campus and its trained police force — Vanderbilt also has tried to tackle something harder to change: the culture that has made sexual violence pervasive across campuses nationwide. Vanderbilt's programs directly challenge men to change their behaviors, a tactic advocates say is among the most important prevention measures. ...
