Susan Russell

After her daughter reported being raped in 2004 at UVA and prosecutors declined to press charges, Susan Russell founded www.uvavictimsof rape.com and spearheaded a newly passed bill that requires campus police to collaborate with local authorities.

Russell's victory: Campus crime bill becomes law

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Minutes before meeting with UVA President Theresa Sullivan in early November, Kathryn Russell and her mother Susan Russell stood on UVA Grounds.

Unsilenced: How this mother fought to protect her daughter... and yours.

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Susan Davis, associate VP for student affairs and Patricia Lampkin, UVA vice president and Chief of Student Affairs, smile during a press conference announcing UVA's overhauled sexual assault policy.

Victims' legacy? UVA overhauls sexual assault policy

Yeardley Love, Liz Seccuro, Annie Hylton, and Kathryn Russell are high-profile names whose cases have given the University of Virginia a reputation for something other than academic excellence: the alleged mishandling of sexual assault and domestic violence cases. On Thursd
Susan Russell, right, pushed for legislation that would require campus police to call in local police for sexual assault and murder cases after her daughter, Kathryn, left, reported being raped at UVA and her case was not prosecuted.

Local or campus cops? 'Kathryn's Law' bounced from committee (sidebar to cover)

A bill that would require campus police to hand over control of certain violent crimes to local police departments won't pass this year, but the woman who inspired it remains hopeful.

UVA crime: Bill would yank big cases from campus cops

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