By Huffington Post on 02/28/2017 “…Plenty of parents nowadays work to emphasize that boys and girls should be able to express their feelings in healthy ways whether those feelings are happy, sad, proud or angry. But it’s also important to make it clear that older boys can express those same feelings — even in ways READ MORE
Category: Socialization of Boys
Congress Should Reject Obama Budget Increase for Education Department Office for Civil Rights
By Competitive Enterprise Institute 02/04/2015 “…Moreover, OCR has micromanaged college investigations in sexual harassment and assault cases in ways that make them more costly, unfair, and likely to cause the expulsion of innocent people. It also has undermined efforts to criminally prosecute rapists and prevent future rapes by failing to ensure that such crimes are properly READ MORE
Columbia Student: I Didn’t Rape Her
By The Daily Beast on 02/03/2015 “…Paul Nunhesser was cleared of a rape charge but faced a harsh trial-by-media. Now, as new details come to light, he’s speaking out and fighting back. …” Read the entire article: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/03/columbia-student-i-didn-t-rape-her.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Vanderbilt Campus Investigation Cleared Football Players of Rape Charges A Year Before They Were Convicted By Court
By Daily Mail 02/01/2015“…A year before two Vanderbilt football players were convicted in a 2013 gang rape, campus officials concluded there was a lack of evidence that ‘nonconsensual sexual intercourse’ had occurred. …” Read the entire article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2935302/Vanderbilt-campus-investigation-cleared-football-players-rape-charges-year-convicted-court.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Call to action: Kermit Elementary suspends boy for having an imagination. Here’s what to do.
By A Voice for Male Students 02/02/2015 “…Call to action: give Kermit Elementary School a negative one-star rating at Great Schools.com. Kermit Elementary has a “bully report form.” Use that form to report principal Roxanne Greer as the bully of Aiden Steward…” Read the entire article: http://www.avoiceformalestudents.com/kermit-elementary-suspends-nine-year-boy-ring-roxanne-greer-aiden-steward/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
“It’s just one night!” Sorority leaders baffled at U-Va. response to frat party ban
By The Washington Post 01/30/2015 “…The letter from 16 national sorority presidents — members of the National Panhellenic Conference — sparked an outcry on campus from students who said it was sexist and didactic to order women to stay home for their own safety. …” Read the entire article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/01/30/its-just-one-night-sorority-leaders-baffled-at-u-va-response-to-frat-party-ban/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
U.Va. President Admits Rape Story Was False; Keeps Restrictions on Fraternities
By Washington Examiner 01/30/2015 “…University of Virginia president Teresa Sullivan finally admitted that she knows the Rolling Stone article detailing a brutal gang rape at the university was discredited. …” Read the entire article: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/u.va.-president-admits-rape-story-was-false-keeps-restrictions-on-fraternities/article/2559584/comments The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Amherst College settles suit filed after diploma withheld over rape allegation
By Mass Live 01/24/2015 “…A lawsuit filed by an Amherst College student who argued the school unfairly held up his academic career over an old, unproven allegation of an on-campus rape has quietly settled. …” Read the enitre article:http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/amherst_college_settles_with_j.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Children in Single-Parent Families Perform Worse on Achievement Tests than Their Two-Parent Peers
By National Center for Policy Analysis 01/28/2015 “…In the United States, the average achievement difference in math between children from single- and two-parent families is 26.6 points — roughly equivalent to one. …” Read the entire article: http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=25300&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=DPD The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Is Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Grandstanding At The Expense of Due Process?
By The Daily Caller 01/27/2015 “… By inviting Ms Sulkowicz to accompany her, Senator Gillibrand undoubtedly wanted to send Congress the message that passage of her proposed Campus Accountability and Safety Act is necessary to protect students in their college environments. However, in her effort to push through the bill, Senator Gillibrand not only is READ MORE