`` Under federal law , sexual violence refers to physical sexual acts perpetrated against a person 's will or where a person is incapable of giving consent -- including rape , sexual assault , sexual battery , sexual abuse and sexual coercion , '' the statement said . List includes colleges and universities from 27 states and Washington , D.C. Education Department : `` We hope this increased transparency will spur community dialogue '' Rape is a longstanding issue on campuses , but activists are now casting it as a cultural problem . The federal government has been slow to address the issue, with President Obama saying in 2012 that he would work for ''a national conversation about sexual assault.''
List includes colleges and universities from 27 states and Washington , D.C. Education Department : `` We hope this increased transparency will spur community dialogue '' Rape is a longstanding issue on campuses , but activists are now casting it as a cultural problem . The federal government has been slow to address the issue, with President Obama saying in 2012 that he would work for ''a national conversation about sexual assault.''