This book is the culmination of decades of scholarship and activism on the subject of sexual violence. We are thankful to many people who have guided us along our respective paths. Alissa Ackerman is indebted to Michelle Seyler, whose courage, bravery, and heart are an inspiration to everyone who knows her. Ian Breckenridge-Jackson is thankful to Kathryn Breckenridge for planting the seeds of a...

One-in-five women and six percent of men will face sexual assault or rape during their time in college.David Cantor, Bonnie Fisher, Susan Chibnall, Reanne...

“You’re being paranoid. You’re gay and he knows it. Stop assuming the worst in people.” This is what Shelley repeatedly told herself when her law school clinic partner made advances at her, mentioning while driving home from a client’s house that their law school partners had been talking at a local bar about how “hot” she was. It made her...

Recy Taylor was kidnapped on her way home from Rock Hill Holiness Church in a small Alabama town in...

In 1990, students at Brown University wrote the names of alleged rapists on stalls and walls in women’s bathrooms on campus to warn others. In 2017, rapist lists again...

In 2013, after Andrea Pino went public about filing a federal Title IX complaint against the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, a dorm common area was vandalized with content intended to target her.Tyler Kingkade, “UNC ‘Courage Project’ Vandalized by Person without Courage,” The...

Sarah Tedesco did not intend to “go public” about her experience at Emerson College, but a friend’s ex-boyfriend sent a copy of the complaint to A Voice for Men, a men’s rights organization. A Voice for Men promptly published her Title IX complaint on their website and listed Sarah’s name as a complainant (but redacted the names of her alleged perpetrators). She had...

Sheron stepped up to the mic, shaking, and unfolded the piece of paper in her hand. Her voice barely came out when she started to read:

“I told the head of your studio that HW [Harvey Weinstein] raped me. Over & over I said it. He said it hadn’t been proven. I said I was the proof.”

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Alissa R. Ackerman is an assistant professor in the Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice at California State University, Fullerton. She received her PhD in Criminal Justice from the City University of New York and has held previous faculty posts at the University of Washington, Tacoma, and the University of California, Merced. Dr. Ackerman specializes in...