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Incidents at University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

Total: 3


Incident 7857

Status: Resolved
Person: Pete Hill
Role: Administrator
Position: Associate of the Chancellor
Discipline: Other
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote: "The husband of Beverly A. Kopper, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater, has been banned from the campus after an investigation found that he had sexually harassed women employed there"
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Incident 7869

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Sociology
Specific Discipline: Social Work
Outcome Year: 2002
Outcome Category: Training / Counseling Required
Quote: Required to attend sexual harassment training.
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Incident 7868

Status: Resolved
Person: Gary Benson
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Business
Specific Discipline: Management
Outcome Year: 1999
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal), Jury / Judge Finding - Civil Case
Quote: Fired. Summary judgement - references issue of damages to be decided. Link opens PDF about retaliation the harassed professor faced.
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