Resources

The Chronicle of Higher Education has created a Title IX Tracker, which features a database of all current (active and recently closed) cases of federal investigation into colleges for possible mishandling of sexual violence reports. This can be an informative tool for understanding the breadth of this issue on campuses across the nation.

Although sexual violence impacts everyone in society, there are specific populations that are overrepresented among survivors and victims of assault and harassment. This section includes examples and relevant statistics on these vulnerable populations.

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) provides a comprehensive overview of how sexual violence impacts specific groups. Some examples of high risk groups:

• Ages 18-34
• Women
• Transgender/Genderqueer
• Indigenous People (2x higher than other racial groups)

Additionally, here are two examples of specific reports on populations with a higher risk of experiencing sexual violence:

• “Sexual Violence & Individuals who Identify as LGBTQ,” Research Brief from National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) and Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (2012)
• “Violence Against American Indians and Alaska Native Women and Men,”  Rosay, A. (2016).

Consent can be a challenging topic, yet it is critical to our understanding of sexual violence and how to prevent it. This section contains several educational tools to help students, staff, and faculty explore this topic.

• Tea Consent (Clean) Video
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• “What Consent Looks Like” article by RAINN
• Three Handshakes Activity by Bish Training
  An interactive, fairly low-risk activity that engages participants in discussion around consent to any physical contact.

If a student discloses that they have experienced sexual assault or harassment, it is important to have the knowledge and resources to appropriately support them. This section contains a number of resources regarding how to respond – and how not to respond – if a student discloses.

Online Resources to help:

• End Rape on Campus (EROC) is an organization that provides direct support to survivors or assault and gender-based violence. They also list comprehensive resources for survivors on their website.
• Know Your IX, a survivor- and youth-led organization, offers teachers and professors tips including how to respond in the moment, and how to proactively let students know you will support them.
• “Tips for Talking with Survivors of Sexual Assault” article by RAINN
• “How to Respond When a Student Discloses Sexual Assault” by Faculty Against Rape

Additional reading:

• College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do About It by Richard Kadison and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
• Helping College Students: Developing Essential Support Skills for Student Affairs Practice by Amy L. Reynolds

This sections contains basic information about Title IX, as well as a few articles on its impact and importance in education.

Overview of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 from the US Department of Justice

Title IX and Sex Discrimination from the US Department of Education

Why Title IX Matters, Regardless of Politics by Christia S. Brown, Ph.D.

The Importance of Title IX from the US Department of Education

How Title IX First Changed the World of Women’s Sports from TIME.com

Title IX – Gender Equity in Education from ACLU