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Soul Searching at Patrick Henry College

In February, Kiera Feldman exposed a culture of sexual misconduct and official indifference at Patrick Henry College, the elite evangelical school known as “God’s Harvard.” Feldman found that, when it comes to protecting students from rape, the college promises much more and delivers less than your average secular institution. 

Today, Feldman reports that her story has sparked soul searching among Henry’s administrators, students, and alumni. (Link fixed.) The school says it is doing more to prevent rape now. Some voices on campus are even beginning to ask what role the school’s self-proclaimed patriarchal and authoritarian values play in perpetuating the culture of rape and victim-blaming on campus.