Incidents at University of Texas – Austin
Total: 18
Incident 8626
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Adam Heller
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Emeritus Professor
Discipline:
Engineering
Specific Discipline:
Chemical engineering
Outcome Year:
2020
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"the Office for Inclusion and Equity found sufficient evidence on June 25 that Heller violated Handbook of Operating Procedures 3-3031, an employee policy prohibiting sexual misconduct, interpersonal violence and sexual harassment. Daniel Jaffe, interim executive vice president and provost, adopted the Office for Inclusion and Equity’s findings, according to the report."
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Incident 8460
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Dan Welcher
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
Music
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
3/30/20: "Composition professor Dan Welcher resigned on March 2 shortly before the University moved to terminate him for “repeatedly engaging in an array of unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature,” according to documents obtained by The Daily Texan."
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Incident 8528
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Kevin Dalby
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professsor
Discipline:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Pharmacy
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Official Warning / Reprimand, Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote:
"received written reprimand...had to discuss their behavior with college officials and had to develop plans to manage..."professional working relationships with students." "Dalby was temporarily prohibited from sole-supervising graduate students."
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Incident 8530
Status:
Resolved
Person:
James Maner
Role:
Researcher
Position:
Researcher
Discipline:
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Specific Discipline:
Geoscience
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"sufficient evidence that the alleged conduct occurred...violated the prohibition of sexual misconduct" On February 5, 2019, Maner received notice of the University's intent to terminate...and Maner resigned...February 28, 2019"
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Incident 8532
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Daniel Orozco
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Supervisor
Discipline:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Library
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"sufficient evidence that the alleged conduct occurred...violated the prohibition of sexual misconduct" "resigned in lieu of termination"
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Incident 8537
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Edgardo Latrubesse
Role:
Researcher
Position:
Researcher
Discipline:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Geography
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"found sufficient evidence that the conduct occurred...and violated the prohibition of sexual misconduct". Resigned
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Incident 8539
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Shelton Lewis
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
Fine Arts
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"found sufficient evidence that the conduct occurred...and violated the prohibition of sexual misconduct". Resigned in lieu of termination
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Incident 8541
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Justin Ward
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Director
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
University Development
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"found sufficient evidence that the... conduct occurred...and violated the prohibition of stalking". Resigned in lieu of termination.
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Incident 7840
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Coleman Hutchison
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Associate Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, English Writing Humanities
Specific Discipline:
English Writing Humanities
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote:
Found to have violated consensual relationship and sexual misconduct policies, plus third redacted policy. Banned from advising students
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Incident 8525
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Hans A. (Johann) Hofmann
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Discipline:
Life Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Bioscience
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
Demoted, Fine / Salary Reduction, Official Warning / Reprimand
Quote:
"received written reprimand...had to discuss their behavior with college officials and had to develop plans to manage..."professional working relationships with students."" "Hofmann was temporarily barred from holding an administrative or leadership position within the university and from supervising graduate students on his own, was suspended for one semester without pay, and was removed as a lab facilities director."
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Incident 8578
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Steven Mock
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Director of Advanced Computer Interfaces
Discipline:
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Specific Discipline:
Computer Science
Outcome Year:
2017
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"OIE determined that there was sufficient evidence to find that Mock violated HOP 3‐3031."
"The VP for Research agreed with the findings of OIE. On June 23, 2017, Mock was informed that his appointment would not be renewed and would end on August 31, 2017."
"The VP for Research agreed with the findings of OIE. On June 23, 2017, Mock was informed that his appointment would not be renewed and would end on August 31, 2017."
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Incident 8582
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Hunter Samberson
Role:
Researcher
Position:
Research Engineer
Discipline:
Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Specific Discipline:
Marine Science
Outcome Year:
2017
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"OIE determined that there was sufficient evidence to find that Samberson violated HOP 3‐3031."
"On January 23, 2017, the Director of the Marine Science Institute accepted OIE’s conclusion and recommended termination. Samberson was terminated on January 24, 2017, and is not eligible for future employment at The University."
"On January 23, 2017, the Director of the Marine Science Institute accepted OIE’s conclusion and recommended termination. Samberson was terminated on January 24, 2017, and is not eligible for future employment at The University."
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Incident 7830
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Bradley J. Holliday
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Chemistry
Specific Discipline:
Chemistry
Outcome Year:
2017
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
Resigned “in lieu of termination”
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Incident 7832
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Sahotra Sarkar
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, Philosophy
Specific Discipline:
Philosophy
Outcome Year:
2017
Outcome Category:
Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote:
"Sahotra Sarkar, a professor of philosophy and integrative biology, was suspended for a semester last year, placed on half-time leave without pay and restricted during that time from teaching or advising after students complained that he invited them to swim with him at nude beaches, asked them to pose nude for photographs and held many school-related meetings at bars."
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Incident 7829
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Jay Boisseau
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Director of Computing Center
Discipline:
Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Computer Science
Specific Discipline:
Computer Science
Outcome Year:
2014
Outcome Category:
Monetary Settlement / Award, Resigned
Quote:
" stepped down shortly after UT officials informed them that they had been accused of sexual misconduct. In the case of Boisseau, the university paid his accuser, a subordinate at UT’s Texas Advanced Computing Center, $325,000 to settle her claims."
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Incident 8580
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Richard Ribb
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Academic Advisor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year:
2013
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"OIE determined that there was sufficient evidence to find that Ribb violated HOP 3‐3040."
"On August 28, 2013, the Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts issued a letter agreeing with OIE’s findings and recommending that Ribb be terminated. Ribb filed a response to that letter and then resigned effective September 6, 2013."
"On August 28, 2013, the Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts issued a letter agreeing with OIE’s findings and recommending that Ribb be terminated. Ribb filed a response to that letter and then resigned effective September 6, 2013."
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Incident 8286
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Cleve Bryant
Role:
Coach
Position:
Associate Athletics Director
Discipline:
Athletics
Specific Discipline:
Football
Outcome Year:
2011
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
Fired after investigation into harassment of football department employee
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Incident 7839
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Joseph Lopreato
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Associate Professor
Discipline:
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Sociology
Specific Discipline:
Sociology
Outcome Year:
1997
Outcome Category:
Official Warning / Reprimand, Training / Counseling Required
Quote:
"Administrators at the University of Texas at Austin have prohibited a tenured sociology professor from working closely with female students after finding last month that he was guilty of sexual harassment...The university placed a reprimand in the file of the professor, Joseph Lopreato, and required him to participate in a course dealing with harassment."
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