A brutal rape and beating at Syracuse University left college junior Laura Gray-Rosendale with massive confusion and challenges that she fought to overcome in the months and years following.
Today, she encourages college communities to augment, extend, and expand support to sexual assault survivors.
Dr. Gray-Rosendale, a professor of English at Northern Arizona University, will present “College Girl: Telling Our Transgressive Survivor Stories” at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in CUB Jr. Ballroom Room 212. A book signing and refreshments will follow. The public is invited to the free lecture, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Her presentation will include readings from “College Girl: A Memoir,” her latest book.
Dr. Gray-Rosendale is also a President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow at NAU, and directs STAR English, a writing program for at-risk freshmen.
Her visit to WSU is hosted by The Writing Program, co-sponsored with the Office of the President, the Department of English, the Office of the Dean of Students, and the Department of Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies.
