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As the John Comaroff case shows, faculty members are too often complicit in concealing sexual harassment.

34 Harvard professors retracted support for a colleague accused of sexual misconduct. The move followed a lawsuit filed by three graduate students on Tuesday.

Three Harvard University graduate students said in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Ivy League school for years ignored complaints about sexual

When 90 percent of signatories ask for backsies, you know your letter was a bad idea.

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John Comaroff is a professor of African and American studies and anthropology at Harvard. Some female graduate students have accused him of sexual misconduct. Harvard responded by sanctioning him for allegedly violating its policies on the subject. Hes on unpaid leave, and barred from teaching required courses and taking on additional advisees through the next academic year. Thirty-eight Harvard faculty members complained about the sanctioning in an open letter supporting

35 Harvard Professors Retract Support for Letter Questioning Results of Comaroff Investigations | News | The Harvard Crimson

Students say John Comaroff ‘kissed and groped students without their consent’ and threatened their careers if they reported him #johncomaroff #sexualharassment

The retraction came after three female graduate students filed a lawsuit accusing the university of ignoring allegations that an anthropology professor had sexually harassed students for years.

Prominent figures from Jill Lepore to Jamaica Kincaid walked back their support for John Comaroff following a lawsuit that mount serious sexual harassment allegations against the renown anthropologist.