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L.A. Community College District’s sexual harassment policy put on hold

Posted on July 15, 2009 by | Comments Off on L.A. Community College District’s sexual harassment policy put on hold

Los Angeles Times: L.A. Community College District’s sexual harassment policy put on hold

Judge orders a preliminary injunction against enforcement after a student files a suit accusing a professor of censoring a classroom speech that included views opposing gay marriage.

Saying it violates students’ free speech rights, a federal judge has barred the Los Angeles Community College District from enforcing a sexual harassment policy that bans “offensive” remarks in and out of the classroom.

U.S. District Judge George H. King granted a preliminary injunction against pressing the policy at the request of Jonathan Lopez, an L.A. City College student who in February filed a suit accusing a professor of censoring his classroom speech about his religious beliefs, including opposition to gay marriage.

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Fund Raiser Says Binghamton Used Her as Sexual ‘Plaything’

Posted on July 11, 2009 by | 1 comment

AP: Woman sues, says NY school used her as ‘plaything’

NEW YORK (AP) — A fundraiser at an upstate university has sued two senior athletic department officials, accusing them of using her as a “plaything” and trying to make her ply big donors with her sexuality.

The plaintiff, Elizabeth Williams, is represented by the lawyer who won a highly publicized sexual harassment case against former New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas two years ago.

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Bethune-Cookman U. Fires 4 Faculty Members for Sexual Harassment

Posted on June 19, 2009 by | Comments Off on Bethune-Cookman U. Fires 4 Faculty Members for Sexual Harassment

The Chronicle News Blog: Bethune-Cookman U. Fires 4 Faculty Members for Sexual Harassment

Four faculty members at Bethune-Cookman University have been fired for sexually harassing female students, university officials announced today.

The university in Daytona Beach, Fla., did not name the faculty members or provide details of the alleged harassment. In a written statement, it said it had hired an independent investigator after a female student confided in a faculty member, who urged her to file a formal complaint with the university’s president, Trudie Kibbe Reed.

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Hiring of Thomas Angers Faculty at Florida International

Posted on April 17, 2009 by | Comments Off on Hiring of Thomas Angers Faculty at Florida International

The New York Times: Hiring of Thomas Angers Faculty at Florida International

The former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas will be greeted in his new job at Florida International University with a reminder of his past.

Laurie Shrage, the director of women’s studies and a philosophy professor at the university, said she and some of her colleagues planned to hand-deliver to Thomas a copy of the university’s sexual harassment policy.

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New York: Binghamton “misconduct case pursued for ‘people who have gone through this'”

Posted on March 24, 2009 by | Comments Off on New York: Binghamton “misconduct case pursued for ‘people who have gone through this'”

Press & Sun-Bulletin: Woman addresses filing of sex complaint
Misconduct case pursued for ‘people who have gone through this’

VESTAL — The woman who filed a sexual misconduct complaint against two members of Binghamton University’s athletic department said she came forward to show others they don’t have to be victims.

“I’m not doing this for me,” said Elizabeth Williams, a fund raiser for the athletic department. “There’s nothing about this that’s good for me, my family or my career. I’m doing this for all of the people who have gone through this and will continue to go through this.”

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New York: Development officer accuses Binghamton U athletic staff of sexual harassment

Posted on March 24, 2009 by | Comments Off on New York: Development officer accuses Binghamton U athletic staff of sexual harassment

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UPDATED: Sex complaint filed against BU
Fund raiser claims ‘egregious’ behavior by two athletics officials

Woman accuses BU athletic staff of sexual harassment

A woman who has been employed by Binghamton University for one year is accusing two members of the athletic staff of sexual harassment, according to a story on the New York Times Web site.

The New York Times said Elizabeth Williams, a major gifts officer for Binghamton athletics, began processing a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on March 5 and formally filed it Tuesday. In it, she named Jason Siegel, a senior associate athletic director, and Chris Lewis, the assistant athletic director for development.

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Bitter sex ed battle ends at UC Irvine

Posted on March 24, 2009 by | Comments Off on Bitter sex ed battle ends at UC Irvine

OC Register: Bitter sex ed battle ends at UC Irvine

An award-winning UC Irvine biologist who set off a national controversy in academia by refusing to take state-mandated sexual harassment prevention training changed his mind and took the class, ending a bitter dispute that lasted for months.

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Judge Orders U. of Georgia to Clear Former Dean of Harassment Accusations

Posted on March 5, 2009 by | Comments Off on Judge Orders U. of Georgia to Clear Former Dean of Harassment Accusations

The Chronicle News Blog: Judge Orders U. of Georgia to Clear Former Dean of Harassment Accusations

A federal district judge has ordered the University of Georgia to rescind its finding that John Soloski, a former dean of its Grady College of Journalism, had sexually harassed a female co-worker by making two comments about her appearance.

The co-worker, Janet Kendall Jones, said Mr. Soloski had created a hostile work environment by commenting on the color of her eyes in October 2004, and by remarking in April 2005 that a dress she was wearing “really shows off your assets.” Mr. Soloski acknowledged that he had made those remarks but said they were not meant to be sexual.

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Notoriety Yields Tragedy in Iowa Sexual-Harassment Cases

Posted on February 16, 2009 by | Comments Off on Notoriety Yields Tragedy in Iowa Sexual-Harassment Cases

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.

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Suit Alleges Pa. University Failed to Stop Vice President’s Advances Toward Students

Posted on February 16, 2009 by | Comments Off on Suit Alleges Pa. University Failed to Stop Vice President’s Advances Toward Students

Pocono Record: ESU, Dillman, two executives sued over Sanders allegations
Accuses administrator of pursuing sex with six students; accuses university of cover-up

One current and five former students are suing East Stroudsburg University, claiming a top administrator pursued unwanted sex with them — including genital groping and oral sex — and school officials covered up his alleged crimes.

The allegations are detailed in an explicit, 50-page civil suit that was filed Friday in Monroe County Courthouse.

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