programs – as a worthy goal that went awry. Her article in Slate, "The College Rape Overcorrection" was a National Magazine Award finalist in Public Service in 2015. She wrote a series on campus sexual assault for The Atlantic on due process, junk science, and racial disparities. The series was a nominee for Top Ten Works of Journalism of the Decade by New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. She has praised #MeToo, but expressed concerns about overreach. She wrote about "The Problem With #BelieveSurvivors", the consequences of Al Franken's resignation from the Senate, and the dangers of "endlessly expand[ing] the categories of victim and perpetrator." She is a signer of A Letter on Justice and Open Debate published in Harper's Magazine. She is a member of the board of advisors of Persuasion.community, an organization that defends the ideals of a free society. For them she wrote, "A Taxonomy of Fear," which describes the methods of cancel culture and why it must be opposed. Education Yoffe grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and graduated from Wellesley College in 1977. Books What the Dog Did: Tales from a Formerly Reluctant Dog Owner (2005) Awards Dogwise: Best Book of the Year (2005) Dog Writers Association of America: Best General Interest Dog Book (2005) References External links Emily Yoffe on Twitter Writings by Emily Yoffe at Slate Writings by Emily Yoffe at The Atlantic What the Dog Did book website at the Wayback Machine American advice columnists American women columnists Living people Slate (magazine) people 1955 births The New Republic people Wellesley College alumni Writers from Newton, Massachusetts Journalists from Massachusetts 20th-century American journalists 21st-century American journalists American women journalists 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers