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Sex assault education for female students.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief Article)

Women in Higher Education

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Many schools throughout the county are starting sexual assault education for women. The University of Wisconsin-Superior just began offering a Rape Aggression Defense class in response to a recent near-abduction. Mississippi State is among more than 1,200 college campuses that volunteered to participate in the "Get-Carded" project sponsored by an organization that also wants to educate students about sexual assault.

A recent report by the U.S. Department of Justice entitled "The Sexual Victimization of College Women" shows that about 2% of female college students reported being victims of rape ...

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