Broad Recognition was started in 2005 as an independent feminist blog by students Sabrina Manville and Della Santilles, both class of 2006.
[1][2] On October 13, 2010, the Yale chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon participated in a misogynistic display for the fraternity's rush process.
The Yale chapter's president apologized for the action, but Broad Recognition was instrumental in pushing for a greater administrative response, pointing out that the activity was "hate speech.
[5] In March 2011 a group of 16 Yale students and recent graduates, including three Broad Recognition editors, Hannah Zeavin, Alexandra Brodsky, and Presca Ahn, filed a complaint against the University for a hostile sexual climate.
The complaint led to an investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights under Title IX, into the University's policies toward sexual assault and harassment.