Incident 7319 - Resolved
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Assistant Professor
Discipline:
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Specific Discipline:
Bioscience
Outcome Year:
2017
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"Santangelo sent 17 emails of “sexual nature” to the student"
"After a thorough investigation, the Equal Opportunity Office concluded that Santangelo behaved “inappropriately” and violated the school’s sexual harassment and nondiscrimination policy.
Santangelo sent more than 25 sexually explicit emails to the student from his EKU email and private Gmail accounts, the Equal Opportunity Office found in its review.
When the investigation concluded in July, the Equal Opportunity Office recommended “appropriate” disciplinary action be taken to prevent any future recurrence—but did not recommend his termination.
Santangelo, a tenured professor at EKU, resigned from the university and began teaching at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York, the following year."
"After a thorough investigation, the Equal Opportunity Office concluded that Santangelo behaved “inappropriately” and violated the school’s sexual harassment and nondiscrimination policy.
Santangelo sent more than 25 sexually explicit emails to the student from his EKU email and private Gmail accounts, the Equal Opportunity Office found in its review.
When the investigation concluded in July, the Equal Opportunity Office recommended “appropriate” disciplinary action be taken to prevent any future recurrence—but did not recommend his termination.
Santangelo, a tenured professor at EKU, resigned from the university and began teaching at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York, the following year."
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