Incidents at Columbia University
Total: 14
Incident 8768
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Charles Armstrong
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
History
Outcome Year:
2020
Outcome Category:
Retired
Specific Outcome:
"Ultimately, Armstrong was found guilty of harassment and violating the University policy prohibiting relationships between professors and students. However, Moon explained, “they refuse to call the rape ‘rape.’”
In June 2020, Armstrong retired early after being found guilty of plagiarism in 2019.
In June 2020, Armstrong retired early after being found guilty of plagiarism in 2019.
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Incident 7295
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Thomas Roma
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, Photography
Specific Discipline:
Photography
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Specific Outcome:
Resigned after five women made allegations.
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Incident 7296
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Thomas Jessell
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Life Sciences, Neuroscience
Specific Discipline:
Neuroscience
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Specific Outcome:
Fired for violating consensual relationship policy.
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Incident 8076
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Business, Finance and Economics
Specific Discipline:
Finance and Economics
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
Jury / Judge Finding - Civil Case
Specific Outcome:
“the jury awarded damages based on its finding that Professor Bekaert improperly retaliated against Professor Ravina. Columbia prohibits retaliation against any member of its community and very much regrets the actions by our faculty member in this matter.”
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Incident 8167
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Thomas Harford
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Dean
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Specific Outcome:
Student alleges she was coerced into a relationship. The university said in a statement that upon learning of the allegations against Harford in August, it immediately removed Harford from his position as dean and terminated his employment.
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Incident 8228
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Michael Golston
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, English
Specific Discipline:
English
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
No Known Outcome for Respondent
Specific Outcome:
"found responsible in July 2018 for sexually assaulting and harassing a student," - no known sanctions as of April 2019
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Incident 7294
Status:
Resolved
Person:
William V. Harris
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, History
Specific Discipline:
History
Outcome Year:
2017
Outcome Category:
Monetary Settlement / Award, Retired
Specific Outcome:
Retirement as part of a settlement.
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Incident 7293
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Thomas Pogge
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, Philosophy
Specific Discipline:
Philosophy
Outcome Year:
2016
Outcome Category:
Official Warning / Reprimand
Specific Outcome:
Sanctioned in mid-90s; Forbidden from entering building while accuser was in class. Now teaches at Yale University.
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Incident 8085
Status:
Ongoing
Person:
Role:
Position:
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year:
2016
Outcome Category:
Specific Outcome:
Lawsuit filed.
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Incident 7292
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Qais Al-Awqati
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Medicine and Health Sciences, Medicine
Specific Discipline:
Medicine
Outcome Year:
2014
Outcome Category:
Monetary Settlement / Award
Specific Outcome:
Lawsuit settled.
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Incident 7291
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Mark Urban
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Deputy Vice President
Discipline:
Business, University Development and Alumni Relations
Specific Discipline:
University Development and Alumni Relations
Outcome Year:
1993
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Specific Outcome:
Resigned after university investigation.
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Incident 8046
Status:
Ongoing
Person:
Role:
Position:
Discipline:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Political Science
Outcome Year:
1986
Outcome Category:
Specific Outcome:
Outcome unknown
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Incident 7290
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Serwyn Bialer
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, History
Specific Discipline:
History
Outcome Year:
1986
Outcome Category:
Official Warning / Reprimand
Specific Outcome:
Found in violation and warned. (Link opens PDF, see page 5)
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Incident 8831
Status:
Ongoing
Person:
Role:
Position:
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
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