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*Sources: 
-Bedera, Nicole et al. “"I Could Never Tell My Parents": Barriers to Queer Women's College Sexual Assault Disclosure to Family Members.” Violence against women vol. 29,5 (2023): 800-816. doi:10.1177/10778012221101920 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35938472/

-Bedera, Nicole Krystine. On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press, 2024. https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1

-Cipriano, A. E., Holland, K. J., Bedera, N., Eagan, S. R., & Diede, A. S. (2022). Severe and pervasive? Consequences of sexual harassment for graduate students and their Title IX report outcomes. Feminist Criminology, 17(3), 343–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211062579

-Cruz, Jacqueline. (2021). The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence. The Journal of Higher Education, 92(3), 363–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2020.1809268

-Cruz, Jacqueline. “Gender Inequality in Higher Education: University Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence.” Google, New York University, 2020, scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=oHhHaTEAAAAJ%3Ad1gkVwhDpl0C

-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2013). When sex-based harassment becomes sexual harassment: College students’ experiences. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(2), 313–328. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032040

-Holland, K. J., & Cortina, L. M. (2016). Sexual harassment: Undermining the well-being of working women. Journal of Social Issues, 72(4), 825–842. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12190

-Holland, K. J., Rabelo, V. C., & Cortina, L. M. (2014). Sex-based harassment and discrimination: Evidence of psychological harm. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38(3), 368–382. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684314521575

- Holland, K. J. (2019). Culture, power, and gender-based violence in institutions. In C. B. Travis & J. W. White (Eds.), APA Handbook of the Psychology of Women (Vol. 2, pp. 253–271). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000059-014

-Johnson CA (2023) The purpose of whisper networks: a new lens for studying informal communication channels in organizations. Front. Commun. 8:1089335. doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2023.1089335 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/communication/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1089335/full

-“Shitty Media Men.” Shitty Media Men, 29 Oct. 2017, shittymediamenlist.wordpress.com/

*Content Warning: sexual violence, institutional betrayal, rape, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, sexual assault, and abuse. 
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*Sources: 
-Cruz, Jacqueline. (2021). The Constraints of Fear and Neutrality in Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence. The Journal of Higher Education, 92(3), 363–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2020.1809268

-Cruz, Jacqueline. “Gender Inequality in Higher Education: University Title IX Administrators’ Responses to Sexual Violence.” Google, New York University, 2020, scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=oHhHaTEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=oHhHaTEAAAAJ%3Ad1gkVwhDpl0C

*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, suicide, physical assault, sexual assault, rape, hazing, on-campus violence, gender discrimination. 
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Sources: 

Bedera, Nicole. On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. Oakland: University of California Press, 2024.

Epstein, Ray. Alexandra Cooper of ‘Call Her Daddy’ Calls It Harassment. The Nation, June 25, 2025.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/call-her-daddy-alexandra-cooper-harassment-boston-university/

Families of Slain Idaho College Students Sue Killer’s University. NBC News, January 10, 2026.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/families-slain-idaho-college-students-sue-killers-university-rcna252577

Goncalves et al. v. Washington State University. Complaint filed January 7, 2026, Washington Superior Court.
https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-07-goncalves-complaint-4899-6440-6150-v.1.pdf

Holland, Kathryn J., Elizabeth Q. Hutchison, Courtney E. Ahrens, and M. Gabriela Torres.
Reporting Is Not Supporting: Why Mandatory Supporting, Not Mandatory Reporting, Must Guide University Sexual Misconduct Policies.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118, no. 52 (2021).
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116515118

Hulu Press. Call Her Alex (Documentary Series). Premiere Date: June 10, 2025.
https://press.hulu.com/shows/call-her-alex/

Newins, Amie R., Sarah W. White, and Victoria L. Thompson.
Title IX Mandated Reporting: The Views of University Employees and Students. Behavioral Sciences 8, no. 11 (2018): 106.
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs8110106
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6262634/

U.S. Department of Education: Title IX Regulations. 34 C.F.R. Part 106 (2020–present).
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-I/part-106

Advocates for Youth.  https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/our-programs/

Advocates for Youth x Know Your IX: www.advocatesforyouth.org/campaigns/know-your-ix/

Know Your IX. https://www.knowyourix.org/

FOX 13 Seattle. Families of Idaho Students Sue WSU Over Kohberger Case. January 2026. https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/families-idaho-students-bryan-kohberger-sue-wsu

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Forbes Breaking News, "Inside the ‘Stunning’ Wrongful Death Lawsuit Families of Kohberger Victims Filed Against WSU" https://youtu.be/k6VrkRvkbmE?si=TMBLvPy-InuE9lB5

CBS Mornings, "Call Her Daddy Host Alex Cooper Alleges Sexual Harassment by Boston University Soccer Coach" https://youtu.be/SzYbFdWxc20?si=pXJOVGfXKxwjCfJ2

WFXR News, "What Does a Federal Title IX Investigation Mean for Liberty University" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urKQl7PO1Do

NBC News, "New Lawsuit Filed in Northwestern University Hazing Scandal" https://youtu.be/QwhIfGASz7g

*Content Warning: sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, strangulation, rape, on-campus violence, institutional betrayl, gender discrimination. 
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Sources: 

Bedera, N. (2021). On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press.

*Content Warning: sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, strangulation, rape, on-campus violence, institutional betrayl, gender discrimination. 
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Sources: 

Foubert, John D. “Is Campus Rape Primarily a Serial or One-Time Problem? Evidence From a Multicampus Study.” JimHopper.Com, Violence Against Women, 2020, www.jimhopper.com/pdf/foubert_2019.pdf

Loh, Catherine et al. “A prospective analysis of sexual assault perpetration: risk factors related to perpetrator characteristics.” Journal of interpersonal violence vol. 20,10 (2005): 1325-48. doi:10.1177/0886260505278528 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16162492/

Minow, Jacqueline Chevalier, and Christopher J Einolf. “Sorority participation and sexual assault risk.” Violence against women vol. 15,7 (2009): 835-51. doi:10.1177/1077801209334472 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19458092/

Bedera, N. (2021). On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press.

Manne, K. (2017). Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny. Oxford University Press.

The New York Times. (2016, June 2). Light sentence for Brock Turner in Stanford rape case draws outcry: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/us/outrage-in-stanford-rape-case-over-dueling-statements-of-victim-and-attackers-father.html 

The Washington Post. (2016, June 5). The Stanford victim’s powerful letter stunned the world. Read it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/06/04/you-took-away-my-worth-a-rape-victim-delivers-powerful-message-to-a-former-stanford-swimmer/ 

The Washington Post. (2016, June 6). Brock Turner’s father defends son, calls sexual assault ‘20 minutes of action’: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/06/a-steep-price-to-pay-for-20-minutes-of-action-dad-defends-stanford-sex-offender/ 

BBC News. (2016, June 6). Stanford rape case: Six-month sentence sparks outrage: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36459504 

CNN. (2016, June 7). Brock Turner case: Outrage over sentence highlights rape culture debate: https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/us/sexual-assault-brock-turner-stanford 

NPR. (2016, June 8). Stanford sexual assault case fuels national conversation on campus rape: https://www.npr.org/2016/06/07/481137392/stanford-university-sexual-assault-case-gains-unusual-media-attention 

BuzzFeed News. (2016, June 6). Here is the full transcript of Brock Turner’s father’s statement: https://stanforddaily.com/2016/06/08/the-full-letter-read-by-brock-turners-father-at-his-sentencing-hearing/ 

The Guardian. (2016, June 6). Judge under fire for Stanford rape case sentencing: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/06/stanford-sexual-assault-judge-recall