Support from Private Colleges

With only five percent of rapes among college women or nearly 5,000 reported cases to law enforcement, which leaves roughly 100,000 rape cases undocumented. In Governor Cuomo’s State of the State Address he mentioned sexual assault among New York State Universities and in specifically SUNY Campuses. “Enough is Enough” is a program that was implemented in all 64 SUNY Campuses, which Cuomo wants to expand to all colleges.

This past Monday Governor Cuomo announced his Enough is Enough policy at Syracuse University. This policy is being pushed from private colleges by legislatures to make it even stricter. The new reform would require all universities, both SUNY and private universities, to implement uniform sexual assault prevention and response protocols, previously adopted by the State University of New York. By supporting these new protocols, students on college campuses would be encouraged and supported to stand up against sexual assault

With these new colleges joining the coalition, it brings new ideas to combat this ever-growing concern. New York State wants to be the leading state to fight an issue that seems to be plaguing the country. Pushing legislature to pass laws that does not let violence go unnoticed or unpunished is a top priority for Governor Cuomo. With eleven new private colleges joining this coalition, New York strives to be a national front-runner against sexual assault. Visit the Enough is Enough Website to learn how to get your college involved. Sign the petition to stop sexual assault here.