Friday, October 9, 2026 — Assessing college campus safety in light of troubling allegations at Co…

(https://www.nativeamericacalling.com/friday-october-9-2026-assessing-college-campus-safety-in-light-of-troubling-allegations-at-cornell-university/)

The rape allegations by a former Cornell University student that administrators and law enforcement officials failed to follow up on shine a new light on college campus safety. Sexual assault prevention advocates have long faulted colleges and universities with poor protocols and inconsistent reporting. The organization End Rape on Campus finds (https://endrapeoncampus.org/centering-margins/survivors-of-color/survivors-of-color-prevalence-rates/) that Native college students and students of color experience especially high rates of sexual violence on college campuses. We’ll discuss how higher education institutions can better support victims, as well as why sexual assault cases are frequently mishandled.

GUESTS

Bonnie Clairmont (https://www.home.tlpi.org/team/bonnie-clairmont) (Ho-Chunk), longtime advocate

Ashley Cole (https://www.coleresearchlab.com/dr-cole) (Citizen Potawatomi), associate professor of psychology at Oklahoma State University

Nicole Matthews (https://www.miwsac.org/) (Anishinaabe), chief executive officer of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition

Kim Benally (https://nmsahelp.org/) (Diné), director of tribal sexual assault services at New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs

Break 1 Music: Women’s Honoring Song (song) Red Hawk Medicine Drum (artist) New Beginnings (https://redhawkmedicinedrum.bandcamp.com/album/new-beginnings)  (album)

Break 2 Music: War Dance Song (song) Sander Heath, Ed Spino, Byton Patt, Nathan Jim, Duane Miller, and Rudy Clements (artist) 16 Songs by Warm Springs Confederated Tribes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4CWlkpdVmI#ddg-play)  (album)

Written by Native Voice One