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Incidents at College of the Holy Cross

Total: 2


Incident 7285

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Artist-in-residence
Discipline: Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline: Music
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Resigned
Quote: ""James David Christie, widely regarded as one of the greatest organists of his generation, has resigned his post as distinguished artist-in-residence at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester"

"The College of the Holy Cross has completed an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against former college organist James David Christie and found Mr. Christie subjected students to “prohibited sexual harassment,”"
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Incident 8197

Status: Resolved
Role: Administrator, Faculty
Position: Dean, Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, Philosophy
Specific Discipline: Philosophy
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Demoted, No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal), Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote: "Dustin had previously served as a dean, but according to documents provided to Worcester Magazine, had been stripped of that title. Also, according to documents, Dustin’s interaction with female students had been limited and he was restricted from conducting private, one-on-one meetings or unsupervised communications with female students or junior employees, including by e-mail."

"Dustin was ultimately fired, via email, on Jan. 26, 2020. At the time, he was told he was fired for failing to report a romantic and/or sexual relationship"
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