The White House has unveiled a new set of guidelines to address the epidemic of sexual assaults on college campuses. A new task force report urges colleges to conduct anonymous surveys and adopt proven strategies for combating assault. Speaking at the White House, Vice President Joe Biden said campuses nationwide are failing to protect female students.

Vice President Joe Biden: “We all know that many of our schools just aren’t safe. We know the numbers. One in five of every one of those young women who’s dropped off that first day of school, before they finish school, will be assaulted — will be assaulted in her college years. We have to do everything in our power to protect them. These are our children. These are our wives, our daughters, our sisters. These are — these people are you. I’m really proud that now you all have a report with very clear recommendations.”

The task force says the official rate of one in five female student victims is likely too low because many do not report the crimes against them. The report follows a rash of high-profile cases where schools across the country, from Brown to Florida State University, have been accused of mishandling sexual assault.