Tag: Harvey Weinstein

News Roundup

Harvard Won’t Renew Weinstein Lawyer as Student House Dean

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Harvard faculty member who decided to represent Harvey Weinstein at his rape trial is losing his position as head of a student house at the college. Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana said in a written statement Saturday he would not renew the appointments of Ronald Sullivan and his wife, Stephanie Robinson, […]

May 12, 2019

Asian American Pacific Islander

Is Higher Ed Responsible for Brett Kavanaugh?

We know Brett Kavanaugh was at the White House days before his hearing on the Dr. Christine Blasey Ford matter. He was prepping for senators’ questions like it was a final exam. And we all saw how he did. How would you grade him?

October 1, 2018

Opinion

Bill Cosby Isn’t a Victim

What I did not expect was that we would come to the close of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with protracted debates over whether Bill Cosby’s conviction rings hollow because other high-profile perpetrators remain free.

April 29, 2018

News Roundup

Times, New Yorker Win Pulitzer for Weinstein Scandal

NEW YORK — The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for breaking the Harvey Weinstein scandal with reporting that galvanized the #MeToo movement and set off a worldwide reckoning over sexual misconduct in the workplace. The Times and The Washington Post took the award in the […]

April 17, 2018

Opinion

Double Agents in Journalism

A number of purportedly “liberal/progressive” journalists were actively involved in assisting the Breitbart machine, in particular, serving as a conduit of sorts to right wing provocateur Milo Yiannopolous.

October 24, 2017

Students

Guillermo: Will Weinstein Saga Change Attitudes Toward Campus Sexual Harassment?

Sexual harassment on campus is bad enough when it’s simply a matter of students. But add a professor to the mix and now we have the real problem with campus sexual harassment — where the element of power creeps into the mix.

October 16, 2017

Women

Weinstein’s Alma Mater Moves to Revoke Honorary Degree

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo is moving to have alumnus Harvey Weinstein’s honorary degree revoked in response to multiple accusations of harassment and sexual assault against the Hollywood mogul. The university said Wednesday it is “well aware” of the allegations against Weinstein, who was an English major there from 1969-1973. The university says […]

October 11, 2017