“”UVA’s emphasis on honor is so pronounced that since 1998, 183 people have been expelled for…”

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“UVA’s emphasis on honor is so pronounced that since 1998, 183 people have been expelled for honor-code violations such as cheating on exams. And yet paradoxically, not a single student at UVA has ever been expelled for sexual assault.

“Think about it,” says Susan Russell, whose UVA daughter’s sexual-assault report helped trigger a previous federal investigation. “In what world do you get kicked out for cheating, but if you rape someone, you can stay?””

A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA.