Shannon Hutcheson Interviewed by The Chronicle of Higher Education about International Students and Sexual Violence
Although there is limited research about international students' experiences with sexual violence, available literature suggests that they are more likely to be victims than domestic students.听
Doctoral candidate Shannon Hutcheson was interviewed by to share her expertise on the topic. She said that听while it鈥檚 important for colleges and law enforcement to understand the impact of international students鈥� cultural and linguistic backgrounds, officials have to be careful about how those differences frame their own thinking. At times, such differences have been used to invalidate students鈥� experiences of sexual assault or even to discourage them from reporting. 鈥淎uthorities will question: 鈥楢re you sure you just didn鈥檛 have a cultural misunderstanding? Oh, I think you just don鈥檛 understand'," said Shannon.听
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