Incidents at University of Miami
Total: 6
Incident 8574
Status:
Resolved
Person:
John Peng Zhang
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Discipline:
Business
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year:
2020
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"sharing his screen when students spotted something unexpected– a pornographic bookmark tab". "UM confirmed Zhang is no longer employed by the university."
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Incident 8734
Status:
Resolved
Person:
William A. Lake
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Associate Dean of Students
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year:
2016
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"Lake was fired May 31, 2016, because university officials discovered he had behaved inappropriately toward students."
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Incident 7765
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Colin McGinn
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
Philosophy
Outcome Year:
2013
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"McGinn ... resigned in 2013 just before facing faculty senate charges of not reporting a consensual relationship. "
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Incident 8840
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Doug Bickel
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Assistant Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
Music
Outcome Year:
2010
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"Doug Bickel, former director of the Frost Jazz Sextet, resigned abruptly after he was informed of a letter written by a student accusing him of smoking pot in his office, barbecuing inside a classroom, mooning his students and making sexually inappropriate comments to female students."
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Incident 7764
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Jiri Valenta
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Associate Professor
Discipline:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Political Science, Government
Outcome Year:
1993
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"Valenta was fired on Sept. 29 after a university panel found substance to the sexual harassment allegations."
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Incident 8254
Status:
Ongoing
Person:
Role:
Position:
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
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