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OP-ED: Vanderbilt has Failed to be an Ally to the #MeToo Movement

OP-ED: Vanderbilt has Failed to be an Ally to the #MeToo Movement

Nikki Aminmadani, Contributor May 1, 2021

Content Warning: Sexual Misconduct  In 2006, activist Tarana Burke coined #MeToo in order to support women and girls, especially those of color, who have tragically been victims of sexual violence....

Sexual Assault Awareness on Campus

Sexual Assault Awareness on Campus

Netra Rastogi October 28, 2019

It’s On Us is a national movement, founded in 2014 to bring attention to and reduce sexual assault on college campuses. Each semester, the Vanderbilt Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Committee...

In The Wake Of Kavanaugh Hearing, Anita Hill Visits Campus With A Message Of Justice And Empowerment

In The Wake Of Kavanaugh Hearing, Anita Hill Visits Campus With A Message Of Justice And Empowerment

Jacqui Pittman October 29, 2018

After the growth of the #MeToo movement caused a mass reflection on how many men in positions of power continue to act inappropriately around women, the events of Clarence Thomas’ 1991 Supreme Court...

Sexual Assault, a Study in Consequences

Sexual Assault, a Study in Consequences

Eric Ponce October 11, 2018

The recent allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, dubbed by our president merely a plot to “destroy and delay” his confirmation hearing, is the most recent in an...

Silence Speaks Volumes: Corruption Within the Vanderbilt EAD

Silence Speaks Volumes: Corruption Within the Vanderbilt EAD

Sydney Silberman January 4, 2018

This is the third installment of VPR’s investigation into how Vanderbilt’s handles power-based and intimate partner violence (See A Student’s Account for Part One. See An Overview of Vanderbilt's...

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‘The Invisible War’ and Kori Cioca: The parallels between rape culture on college campus and the military

Josh Lehrer October 7, 2017

CONTENT WARNING: Some brutal details regarding sexual assault are written about in this article. I’m left emotionally drained and powerfully moved after attending the Vanderbilt University Project...

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Sexual Assault at Vanderbilt: Part 2 – An Overview of Vanderbilt’s Resource

Naveen Krishnan September 11, 2017

This is the second part of VPR's investigation of Vanderbilt's handling of sexual assault (for Part One, click here). In this segment, VPR contributors assess how Vanderbilt's network of sexual assault...

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Sexual Assault at Vanderbilt: Part 1 – A Student’s Account

September 11, 2017

This is the first part of VPR's investigation into Vanderbilt's handling of sexual assault policy. A VPR contributor sat down with a Vanderbilt student, who wishes to remain anonymous to maintain...

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