S25 Ep4: Institutional Betrayal: How Title IX Fails Survivors with Dr. Nicole Bedera
Something Was Wrong
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🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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*Content Warning: institutional betrayal, sexual violence, stalking, on-campus violence, intimate partner violence, gender-based violence, stalking, rape, and sexual assault.
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Sources:
- Bedera, N. (2021). Beyond Trigger Warnings: A Survivor-Centered Approach to Teaching on Sexual Violence and Avoiding Institutional Betrayal. Teaching Sociology, 49(3), 267-277. https://doi.org/10.1177/0092055X211022471
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Bedera, Nicole (2022). "The illusion of choice: Organizational dependency and the neutralization of university sexual assault complaints." Law & Policy 44(3): 208-229. https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/items/4ded7343-efe3-499f-a61a-3a1bf03258e3
Bedera, Nicole. 2024. “I Can Protect His Future, but She Can’t Be Helped: Himpathy and Hysteria in Administrator Rationalizations of Institutional Betrayal.” The Journal of Higher Education 95 (1): 30–53. doi:10.1080/00221546.2023.2195771.
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Bedera, Nicole et al. “"I Could Never Tell My Parents": Barriers to Queer Women's College Sexual Assault Disclosure to Family Members.” Violence against women vol. 29,5 (2023): 800-816. doi:10.1177/10778012221101920 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35938472/
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Bedera, Nicole Krystine. On the Wrong Side: How Universities Protect Perpetrators and Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence. University of California Press, 2024. https://www.nicolebedera.com/about-1
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Cipriano, A. E., Holland, K. J., Bedera, N., Eagan, S. R., & Diede, A. S. (2022). Severe and pervasive? Consequences of sexual harassment for graduate students and their Title IX report outcomes. Feminist Criminology, 17(3), 343–367. https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851211062579
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Grassi, Margherita, and Eleonora Volta. “Controlling the Narrative: The Epistemology of Himpathy in Sexual a...” Phenomenology and Mind, Rosenberg & Sellier, 1 Dec. 2024, journals.openedition.org/phenomenology/4128
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| 0:00.0 | Something Was Wrong is intended for mature audiences and discusses topics that may be upsetting. |
| 0:05.9 | This season discusses sexual, physical, and psychological violence. |
| 0:10.4 | Please consume the following episodes with care. |
| 0:13.3 | For a full content warning, sources, and resources for each individual episode, please visit the episode notes. |
| 0:21.5 | Opinions shared by the guests of the show are their own and do not necessarily represent |
| 0:26.0 | the views of Broken Cycle Media. The podcast in any linked materials should not be misconstrued |
| 0:32.3 | as a substitution for legal or medical advice. Thank you so much for listening. |
| 0:38.4 | You think you know me, you don't know me well at all. |
| 0:45.8 | You don't know anybody till you talk to someone. |
| 1:04.5 | I am so excited to be speaking with Dr. Bedera today, |
| 1:09.2 | who received her PhD from the University of Michigan. |
| 1:12.7 | She's the co-founder of the consulting practice beyond compliance, which works on anti-violence |
| 1:19.0 | initiatives and supports organizations' efforts to respond to and prevent sexual violence. |
| 1:25.8 | Over the last decade, she has researched sexual violence across various contexts, |
| 1:30.3 | including college campuses and LGBTQ plus communities, |
| 1:34.3 | exploring how institutional policies, cultural norms, and organizational practices |
| 1:40.3 | shape patterns of abuse and institutional betrayal. |
| 1:50.4 | Her research has been featured in major media outlets, including The New York Times, NPR, Time Magazine, Slate, and Teen Vogue. |
| 1:52.9 | Dr. Baderra, I'm honored to be speaking with you today and especially to discuss your book |
| 1:58.9 | on the wrong side, how universities protect perpetrators and betray survivors of sexual violence. |
| 2:05.5 | Thank you so much for speaking with me. |
| 2:07.8 | Thank you for having me. I'm so excited to be here. |
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