The Red & Black: 20 Years of Shame
After 20 years of intimidation and innuendo, crude comments behind closed doors and boasts of “freaky” hot tubs, a tenured professor in the College of Education quit the day before the University found him in violation of sexually harassing his female students.
William Neil Bender, who teaches in the Communication Sciences and Special Education Department, has faced numerous accusations of harassment spanning back to 1988, the year when many of today’s freshmen and sophomores were born. According to documents obtained by The Red & Black, Bender tendered his resignation in September, but it will not take effect until May 6, 2008. During the interim, Bender is teaching two online courses, but “must refrain from having private and/or personal interactions with University students,” according to a document from the Office of Legal Affairs.
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