Tag: sexual misconduct

Campus Climate

Female Student Sues Lycoming College For Tolerating Sexual Misconduct

Lycoming College is being sued for creating a climate tolerant and encouraging of sexual misconduct of female students, Penn Live reported. The plaintiff – a female student identified just as Jane Doe and has since transferred schools – claims she “was sexually assaulted by a men’s basketball player in his dorm room two years ago,” […]

November 10, 2020

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Former University of Northern Colorado Student Sues, Alleging Mishandling of Sexual Misconduct Complaint

A former University of Northern Colorado student who was put on a two-year suspension following a sexual misconduct complaint is suing university officials, alleging  the University of Northern Colorado mishandled the complaint, the Greeley Tribune reported. Torrence Brown-Smith, 22, filed the lawsuit last Monday. Brown-Smith was sanctioned in May after a February incident with another […]

November 6, 2020

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Fisk University President Placed on Leave After Man Files Restraining Order Against Him

Fisk University has placed its president, Dr. Kevin Rome Sr. on leave after a man allegedly said he was drugged and threatened by Rome, reports News4Nashville. The university did not comment on the specifics of the incident but said its provost Dr. Vann Newkirk is fulfilling presidential duties on an interim basis while the allegations, […]

August 12, 2020

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U of Michigan Hires New Law Firm to Investigate Abuse Allegations

The University of Michigan (UM) has hired a new law firm to lead an investigation into allegations that a deceased doctor, Robert E. Anderson, molested hundreds of people, reported ABC News. After learning that some attorneys at the law firm Steptoe & Johnson represented “high-profile” clients accused of sexual misconduct, the school cut connections with […]

March 26, 2020

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St. Ambrose University Priest Suspended From Teaching After Sexual Misconduct Allegation

A priest teaching at St. Ambrose University has been suspended from teaching after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him, stated the Catholic Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, according to KCRG news. The priest, Rev. Robert “Bud” Grant, has served on the faculty of St. Ambrose University since 1994. The allegation against him involves a matter […]

March 20, 2020

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U of Michigan Removes Provost Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Martin A. Philbert has been removed as provost of the University of Michigan (UM) amid multiple allegations against him of sexual misconduct, reported MLive. UM president Mark Schlissel informed Philbert “he had lost confidence in his ability to serve as provost based on information that has come to light so far in an investigation regarding […]

March 11, 2020

Students

NASPA Study Analyzes Services for Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct

In partnership with the University of Kentucky College of Education, Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) created a study to analyze current higher education services for students accused of sexual misconduct.

January 28, 2020

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University of Michigan Provost Investigated For Sexual Misconduct

University of Michigan Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Martin A. Philbert has been put on academic leave as the university investigates accusations of sexual misconduct, ABC7 reported. In a message to the campus community, University of Michigan President Dr. Mark S. Schlissel shared that the university received multiple allegations on Jan. 16 […]

January 23, 2020

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Dartmouth Settles Class-Action Sexual Misconduct Lawsuit

Dartmouth College has settled with nine former and current female students and researchers who filed a class-action lawsuit accusing college administrators of ignoring sexual misconduct by three professors in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, according to the Valley News. The settlement, which the college announced Tuesday in a community-wide email, includes $14 million […]

August 6, 2019

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Lehigh Professor Files Lawsuit Against Institution

Dr. Monica R. Miller, an associate professor at Lehigh University, has filed a federal lawsuit claiming the institution used her as a “sacrificial lamb to its own racial agenda” during a sexual misconduct scandal that resulted in a prominent professor resigning. According to the lawsuit, Miller was among the list of sexual harassment victims by Dr. […]

March 15, 2019

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Roland G. Fryer Jr. Resigns from AEA Executive Committee Amid Harassment Allegations

The American Economic Association (AEA) has announced that Dr. Roland G. Fryer Jr., an economics professor at Harvard University who is currently being investigated for three separate sexual harassment allegations, has resigned from its Executive Committee. Fryer was elected to the 2019 Committee in October. In addition to allegations of sexual harassment, Fryer is also being investigated by […]

December 19, 2018

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Proposed Title IX Regulations Prompts New Concerns

On Friday, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released proposed regulations for Title IX and campus assault, the federal law that prohibits sex and gender-based discrimination in public schools around the country.

November 18, 2018