Susan Saab Fortney and Theresa Morris’ essay examines how and why the pass-the-harasser phenomenon arises and persists in postsecondary institutions, as well as recent changes two university systems and one state have made to deal with the problem
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For the past few years, graduate students applying for a prestigious summer course at Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) have been quietly warned about the course’s co-director—Richard Schneider. In 2013, an investigation at UCSF, found that he had violated its harassment policy
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House Bill 2327
Colleges and universities must complete all sexual misconduct investigations & cannot use non-disclosure agreements that keep such investigations hidden. These laws will apply to both private & public institutions
—Gerry Pollet WA House Democrats
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Often, universities/colleges sign confidential settlement agreements with employees who’ve committed harassment, moving them on without anyone outside of that institution knowing what they’ve done
—Sarah Brown Sarah Brown & Katherine Mangan The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Nenad Kostic, a chemistry professor, reportedly engaged in serious and repeated misconduct while teaching at Iowa State University. Despite his misconduct, Texas A&M University at Commerce hired him as the chair of its chemistry department
—Leticia Salazar
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Gerry Pollet has drafted a bill that would require applicants to post-secondary institutions to disclose ongoing investigations or substantiated findings of sexual misconduct, and to allow their previous employers to disclose
—Asia Fields Asia Fields
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Sexual Misconduct, Employment References, and Hiring in Higher Education: Is it Time for the Duty or Care to Evolve?
—Neal Schlavensky
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The prevention of sexual harassment required by Title IX and regulations connected to the Clery Act and VAWA can build a better future for the next generation of diverse academic scholars, thereby contributing to fulfillment of the ideals embodied in Bakke
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The women came to the podium one by one to recount how they were sexually harassed by senior scientists or colleagues. Many said they had left science to escape retaliation & feelings of powerlessness after struggling to find anyone who would believe them
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Several major US government science agencies say they have received few reports of sexual harassment by the researchers whose work they fund, despite studies that have found such behaviour to be pervasive in United States academic science
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A string of harassment cases at Chinese universities shows a system that is trying to address concerns and implement change, but still has some way to go
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