List of Men to Avoid

Description

In December 2017, Liz Dunn ’18 posted a public Facebook post that named several male Middlebury students as perpetrators of various forms of sexual misconduct. The List was also put up in prominent locations around campus. The list grew to over 30 students as people submitted more names to Dunn throughout the day. The men were accused of violations such as “[being] emotionally manipulative,” “sexual harassment,” and “[being a] serial rapist.” The Dean of Faculty and Dean of Students wrote to the entire Middlebury College community; the email acknowledged the post, reviewed resources for people experiencing sexual violence, and linked to the Middlebury Respect for Persons Policy and Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Policy. Within two days, Facebook had removed the post. Referred to as “The List,” a shortened version of Dunn’s title “List of Men to Avoid,” Dunn’s post received press coverage in publications ranging from Babe.net (known for publishing Aziz Ansari’s accuser’s account) and Seven Days. In an interview with Seven Days, Dunn said that they met with a campus judicial officer who requested the names and contact information of the people who had contacted Dunn with reports of sexual misconduct. Dunn refused. After returning from winter break (Dunn posted The List during finals week), the judicial officers informed them that they were facing official college discipline for violating college policy. In the spring, they received their final sanction of official college discipline, a letter that would remain in their file.

Date

December, 2017

Collection Items

The List: Full Post
This is the “List of Men to Avoid" (referred to as "The List") posted by Liz Dunn ’18 in December 2017 (right before Winter Break). They posted The List, which named several male Middlebury students as perpetrators of various forms of sexual…

Community Concern Email
Shortly after The List was posted, the Vice President for Student Affairs and the Dean of Students wrote to the entire Middlebury College community; the email acknowledged the post, reviewed resources for people experiencing sexual violence, and…

The Campus: "Middlebury: Where White Supremacists, but Not Survivors, Are Worthy of Free Speech"
After Dunn posted The List, they met with a campus judicial officer who requested the names and contact information of the people who had contacted Dunn with reports of sexual misconduct. Dunn refused. After returning from winter break (Dunn posted…

Local WCAX News: The List Coverage
Local WCAX news coverage of The List and Middlebury's administrative backlash against Elizabeth Dunn.

NOTE: Link to the news coverage is below.

Beyond The Green: "Communal Statement in Support of Survivors"
After posting The List, Elizabeth Dunn was both publicly and privately targeted by administration and students at Middlebury. Students posted this article in Beyond The Green in support of Dunn, and called for the administration to cease it's course…

The College Fix: The List Coverage
This is The College Fix coverage of The List and it's fallout.

NOTE: The link to the article is below

Babe.net: The List Coverage
This is the Babe.net coverage of the List and it's fallout. This article includes an interview with one of the men who's name was on The List.

NOTE: The link to this article is below

Study Breaks: The List Coverage
This is Study Breaks' coverage of The List and it's fallout.

NOTE: The link to the article is below

The Campus: "Student Accuses Over 30 Men of Sexual Misconduct on Facebook"
This Campus article describes The List being posted around campus and on Facebook during finals week, and the first responses from administrators.

Seven Days: Elizabeth Dunn Profile
This is the Seven Days profile on Elizabeth Dunn. The article discusses Dunn's life before and at Middlebury, as well as their experience of posting the list and their perspective on it's fallout. Despite all of the news coverage of The List, Seven…
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