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Three graduate students are suing Harvard on claims that the university was aware of John Comaroff’s sexual misconduct allegations when hiring him from UChicago, where he taught anthropology from 1978 to 2012.

A dust-up over an open letter signed by star scholars reflects a troubling trend.

Hundreds of people marched across the snowy Harvard campus while chanting and carrying signs in support of three graduate students who are suing the university.

Sexual harassment claims have been made against a South African professor at Harvard University.

Professor John Comaroff, originally from Cape Town, has been accused of several sexual offences by students at Harvard University.

The lawsuit against Harvard is a watershed moment in the #MeToo movement, writes Leigh Gilmore. It leverages collective credibility to show how a complacent institution created a culture in which abuse of power and professional development go hand in hand.

You Can’t Retract The Damage of The Comaroff Letter | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson

<p>Just after 38 Harvard faculty penned an open letter of support for Professor John Comaroff, a lawsuit by three graduate students against him and the university was announced. The allegations describe a repeated pattern of harassment and institutional protection for an abuser.</p>

Why were some of America’s leading scholars so quick to defend John Comaroff?

Harvard for years ignored sexual harassment complaints against a renowned professor who threatened to derail the careers of those who reported him, according to a new lawsuit....