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Blackburn 101: Affirmative Consent
Consent has been a hot topic in the world of campus sexual assault recently, or more specifically, a particular type: affirmative...
Mar 4, 2015
50 Shades of Media Hurts
Recently, there has been quite a lot of attention focused on the 50 Shades of Gray movie and books, with bloggers, activists, pundits and...
Feb 25, 2015
Got Fab?
Maybe you have heard a little bit about this new group in the community called FAB. Maybe you've been curious but were not sure what to...
Feb 18, 2015


Blackburn 101: Emotional Abuse As a Form of Domestic Violence
When people think about domestic violence, the image that likely comes to mind is one of a physically battered person — bruises, broken...
Feb 11, 2015
Why I Walk
I walk for my mom, Mariann Clark. She was an education specialist at Blackburn Center and truly believed in her work. She taught my...
Feb 4, 2015


Why Do YOU Walk?
Each year, our Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event gets bigger, from a few hundred walkers in 2010 to close to 1,000 in 2014 (and hopefully,...
Jan 28, 2015
Why Men Should Care About Women’s Issues
During the spring semester of 2014, I taught Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies. I had twenty-four students; only four of them...
Jan 21, 2015


Blackburn 101: What Is Rape Culture?
If you follow us on social media or read our blog, you’ve seen that phrase hundreds of times: “rape culture.” It’s become a shorthand...
Jan 14, 2015


Presenting….Walk a Mile in Her Shoes 2015!
It’s that time of year again! Time to dust off your favorite high heels (or sneakers! Or roller skates!), get out your markers and...
Jan 7, 2015
New Beginnings
Welcome, 2015! At Blackburn Center, we are excited to begin a new year, with all of the promise of new beginnings. Our resolution for...
Jan 1, 2015
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