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Incident 7663 - Resolved

Gopal Balakrishnan

University of California – Santa Cruz

Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities; History
Specific Discipline: History
Outcome Year: 2019
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote: "Professor Gopal Balakrishnan, whose reputation provoked a #MeToo-inspired campaign at the University of California at Santa Cruz, broke the school’s harassment policy"
"Gopal Balakrishnan, a tenured professor in the humanities division at UC Santa Cruz, has been fired after a months-long investigation into complaints of misconduct, the university confirmed"
Link(s):
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhisubbaraman/gopal-balakrishnan-violated-harassment-policy
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhisubbaraman/gopal-balakrishnan-santa-cruz-sexual-assault-lawsuit
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhisubbaraman/gopal-balakrishnan-fired-santa-cruz
https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/A164480.PDF
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