When 'No' Means 'No': Promoting a Culture of Consent
On February 12, Columbia Global Centers | Istanbul hosted a closed roundtable with Professor Suzanne Goldberg, Executive Vice President, Office of University Life, Columbia University, to discuss “When ‘No’ Means ‘No,’ Promoting a Culture of Consent.” Professor Goldberg, who joined via video conference, spoke to eight representatives from six Turkish universities about Columbia’s commitment to fostering an environment that is free from gender-based discrimination and harassment, including sexual assault and all other forms of gender-based misconduct. The roundtable was held in collaboration with Boğaziçi University Sexual Assault Prevention Commission.
About Suzanne Golberg
Suzanne Goldberg, one of the country’s foremost experts on gender and sexuality law and a leading advocate for the LGBTQ community, serves as the Herbert and Doris Wechsler Clinical Professor of Law. She also leads the Law School’s Center for Gender and Sexuality Law and its Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic. Goldberg joined the Law School’s full-time faculty in 2006. She previously served on the faculties of Rutgers School of Law–Newarkand Fordham Law School. In private practice,Goldberg served as a senior staff attorney at Lambda Legal, the country’s first legal organization focused on achieving full equality for lesbian and gay people. During her time at Lambda, she served as co-counsel for the defendants in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas. In 2015, Goldberg was appointed to serve as Columbia University’s first executive vice president for university life. In this role, she works to reinforce and broaden the university’s commitment to respect, inclusion, and ethical leadership among students, faculty, and administrators. Goldberg is a frequent commentator and analyst for news media on sexuality and gender law, and on discrimination law and litigation issues. Her commentary has been featured on 20/20, CNN, and other national television networks, as well as on radio and news outlets around the world.
Goldberg graduated with honors from Brown University, and went on to serve as a Fulbright Fellow at the National University of Singapore. She earned her J.D. at Harvard Law School and later clerked for Justice Marie Garibaldi of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Goldberg is a recipient of the Law School’s Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching.