sexual assault

Professor’s exit fits national pattern of Title IX falling short

Title IX offices routinely fall short of student concerns, prioritize universities, experts said.

Ava Ramsdale, Staff Editor • December 11, 2025

After two American University professors and one student filed six sexual-misconduct reports about Wesley Lowery, they said they are disappointed with the speed and lack of communication from the Office...

Multimedia: Pledges and promises

Greek Life’s community experience and student concerns

Maegan Seaman, Benjamin Austin, Michelle Miramontes, Ben Ackman, Katherine Seri Chang, Beverly Freidenrich, Kathryn Gilroy, Claire Gover, Charles Hutchinson, Emerson Katz, Bennett Lane, Garren McCauley, Natalie Monga, Benjamin Noenickx, and Nico Roldan • April 10, 2024

This semester, AWOL’s multimedia team investigated how students feel about Greek Life on American University’s campus. This investigation comes two years after AU’s Abolish Greek Life movement....

Still seeing red

Maegan Seaman, Multimedia Director • November 11, 2023

Content Warning: This photo essay includes mentions of sexual assault. On Nov. 10, 2022, American University students walked out of their classes to protest sexual violence and...

Facing femicide

Mexican Culture Club writes names of “feminicidio” victims to raise awareness

Neal Franklin and Kalie Walker • May 8, 2023

Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault Editor's Note: Some of the data included within this story was translated from Spanish to English Sofia Guerra was one of several...

Three months later: students continue to protest against sexual assault on campus

Content Warning: This photo essay includes descriptions of sexual assault

Maegan Seaman, Grace Higgins, Benjamin Austin, and Jack Ford • March 6, 2023

AU students walked out of their classrooms to protest administrative inaction towards sexual violence on campus on Wednesday, Feb. 22. The protest involved students listening to speakers, making signs...

Seeing Red: a photo essay

Content Warning: this photo essay includes descriptions of sexual assault.

Maegan Seaman, Multimedia Director • December 29, 2022

After a recent incident of sexual assault in Leonard Hall, American University students walked out of class on Nov. 10 to protest sexual violence and the administration's response, according to an Instagram...

AU students and staff walk out against sexual violence on campus

Matheus Kogi Fugita Abrahão and Alexia Partouche • November 27, 2022

About the piece: A large group of students wearing red gathered on American University’s quad on Nov. 10 after walking out of their classes in protest of the administration's response to the incident...

Writing on the walls

Alexa Marie Kelly • January 8, 2015

"This event does not define you."

Investigating Sexual Assault on Campuses: Standing with Survivors

Haley Hawkins • April 30, 2014

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s dignified image was tarnished in 2012 when they shamed a student during a judicial hearing.
Landin Gambill, who reported that her ex-boyfriend raped her, was met with degrading and accusatory questions during the ensuing honor court hearing.

A Year After the VAWA Protest: Student Action Leads to Change

Ashley Dejean • April 25, 2012

“I think with these sexual assault education programs, what we can prevent is a scared girl lying under someone and trying to convince him what he’s doing is illegal.” These words echoed through the megaphone and onto the American University quad as Nicole Wisler relived her experience as that scared girl.

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