In a broader reform agenda, Dunn highlights work on Section 304 of VAWA and calls for campus reforms, increased funding for research, and statutes that promote reporting and accountability, including stronger handling of digital abuse.

She points to legal and reporting challenges on campuses, urging accessible, survivor‑centered processes and addressing confidentiality concerns and distrust of law enforcement among marginalized communities.

Dunn explains campus risk dynamics, noting that freshmen and sophomores face higher sexual violence risk and that transgender and gender‑nonconforming students experience particularly high rates, with campus culture and factors like Greek life and athletics shaping variance between campuses.

Intro: In a March 9, 2026 interview with the Columbia Political Review, Laura Dunn—civil rights attorney, former NY‑12 candidate, and survivor‑advocate—discusses campus sexual assault, legal reforms, and digital abuse.

Dunn describes how a personal campus assault motivated her advocacy, shaping her work on Title IX, the Violence Against Women Act, and founding SurvJustice to defend victims and push survivors’ rights.

She calls for accountability in academia, including a 100% resignation of anyone connected to Epstein’s circles within universities and broader accountability for boards, professors, and administrators who enabled or ignored abuses.

Media coverage and investigative reporting are viewed as essential catalysts for reform, with journalism helping to raise awareness and drive policy change on campuses.

The interview emphasizes that progress hinges on holding perpetrators accountable, improving reporting mechanisms, and shifting campus cultures toward safety and survivor support.

Although Dunn no longer runs in NY‑12, she remains active in advocacy and continues shaping policy and legal approaches to gender‑based violence on campuses and digital platforms.

In the digital age, she addresses AI‑generated non‑consensual imagery and cyber harassment, advocating for TAKE IT DOWN and DEFIANCE Acts, reforms to Section 230, and platform liability to deter harmful content.