Archive for October 2026

There is approximately 60 years of research on campus sexual assault and shelves full of books on young people’s sexual experiences and behaviors, including their experiences with assault. More is likely to be generated following the September 2026 high-profile lawsuit by a female former Cornell University student, known as Jane Doe, who says that a group of seven Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and gang-raped her when she was a sophomore in 2024. Yet, there is very little research about the role parents have played, or should play, in educating their children about campus sexual assault prevention.

Some progressive activists derided that $225 million proposal as New York’s “Cop City” – inspired by the mass organizing against a similar police training facility in Atlanta, Georgia. And that included Mamdani. “We do not need to spend more than $200 million on a ‘Cop City’ training facility in Queens,” Mamdani said, unprompted, in a 2024 interview with City & State ahead of the launch of his mayoral campaign. He reiterated that throughout the campaign, saying “we can put that money to better use.”

A mother and daughter reflect on a shared career in social work, the value of having a family member who understands the challenges of the job and the impact of dwindling resources on morale