Every once in a while at the Affirmative Consent Project, we are inundated by more news than we can keep up with. Below are some of the latest headlines from the last few days....
Why Communication is Needed for Consent
philosophicaldisquisitions.blogspot.com - Consent is vital in a liberal society. According to basic liberal principles, I am master of my own domain. You are only entitled to interfere with this domain if I give you consent to do so. But w...
NY Poised To Create More Accountability For Campus Sexual Assault
huffingtonpost.com - New York is on track to become the second state to require that colleges notate on transcripts when students are found responsible for sexual assault. The Empire State would join Virginia, which en...
Here’s What Happens When You Ban Affirmative Action In College Admissions
fivethirtyeight.com - UPDATE (June 23, 11 a.m.): On Thursday morning, the Supreme Court voted 4-3 to uphold the affirmative action program of the University of Texas at Austin. The program considers race as one factor i...
Do You Believe Wearing ‘Sexy Clothing’ Makes Rape OK?
hrw.org - In a recently published survey conducted in all 28 European Union member countries, over a quarter of respondents said that non-consensual sex can be justified in some circumstances. These responde...
Assistant Professor In Quantitative Ecology or Evolution of Microbes – UCLA
microbe.net - Tenure track Assistant Professor Position In Quantitative Ecology or Evolution of Microbes The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the new Institute for Quantitative and Computationa...
10 headlines about male violence that needed to be fixed in 2016
smh.com.au - Here's a list of things that don't cause murder: selfies, jealousy, alcohol, mothers, shoes, Jagerbombs, broken hearts, razor blades and romance. Here's a list of all the things that do cause murd...
Philosophy professor: Students too fearful to debate controversial topics - The College Fix
thecollegefix.com - UT Austin professor says political correctness killed his moral ethics course The art of debate and discourse on campus has largely been lost due to students who no longer feel comfortable openly ...
We must be able to talk openly about our rapes without an unsolicited police investigation
stavvers.wordpress.com - Content note: this post discusses rape, child sexual abuse, the police, and rape apologism MP Michelle Thomson did something very brave and highly unprecedented recently: she spoke about her rape i...
Why Watching 'Law & Order: SVU' Can Lead to Healthier Attitudes About Consent
hollywoodreporter.com - In my second year as a researcher of communication, specializing in sexual assault reduction, at Washington State University, the president asked me to co-chair a campus-wide study to reduce rape. ...
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