Ithaca College

The Peggy Ryan Williams Difficult Dialogue Symposium presents a screening of It Happened Here. Through the intimate portraits of five student survivors of sexual assault, It Happened Here follows their fight in federal court for accountability and change on campus.

The Peggy Ryan Williams Difficult Dialogues Symposium explores complex and controversial subjects to engage audiences in dialogue by bringing to campus a speaker or speakers who will present important topics that are challenging and thought-provoking to the Ithaca College campus community. The symposium is named in honor of President Emerita Peggy Ryan Williams, who has been an advocate for open discourse and a staunch defender of academic freedom and active, open inquiry.

This year's symposium features a screening of a 2014 documentary about sexual assault on college campuses. Two of the women featured in the film, Kylie Angell and Sarah O'Brien, will address the audience following the screening.

Thursday, March 24, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Park Hall Auditorium
Roy H. Park School of Communications
Ithaca College

The event is free and open to the public; advance registration is not required.

The 2016 symposium began with a three-part, student-only discussion series led by student facilitators about sexual assault and sexuality on campus. The final discussion will be held on March 30, 2016. A showcase of IC artists inspired by the subject of campus rape and sexual assault is also being organized, with selected entries to be featured in April at public events on campus.

The Peggy Ryan Williams Difficult Dialogues Symposium is presented by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Educational Affairs.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact Tiffani Ziemann at tziemann@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-7761 as soon as possible.