Notoriety Yields Tragedy in Iowa Sexual-Harassment Cases

by E Wayne Ross on February 16, 2009

The Chronicle: Notoriety Yields Tragedy in Iowa Sexual-Harassment Cases

After 2 suicides, colleagues question university’s role

Mark O. Weiger was a star oboe professor who had traveled the globe as an artistic ambassador for the U.S. government. But he was also known as the king of raunchy puns. Even when he performed for schoolchildren, the music professor from the University of Iowa couldn’t resist slipping in some fart jokes.