Incidents at Fordham University

Total: 5


Incident 8807

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2020
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Specific Outcome: "A professor fired from Fordham University after he was accused of masturbating during a Zoom lecture is suing the Bronx school, claiming his erectile dysfunction made the allegation “virtually impossible.”

The student who filmed the video is also suing Fordham, claiming she faced retaliation after she turned over the awkward 2020 video.

Howard Robinson, 68, was a tenured professor at the university’s Graduate School of Social Service when graduate student Andrea Morin filmed a video of the teacher appearing to masturbate during a Sept. 10, 2020 class, the lawsuits state."
Last updated: Sep 19, 2022 7:13 pm

Incident 8122

Status: Ongoing
Person:
Role:
Position:
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category:
Specific Outcome: Investigation ongoing
Last updated: May 28, 2019 1:14 pm

Incident 7343

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, Theatre
Specific Discipline: Theatre
Outcome Year: 2017
Outcome Category: Monetary Settlement / Award
Specific Outcome: Settled lawsuit.
Last updated: May 31, 2019 2:28 pm

Incident 8082

Status: Ongoing
Person:
Role:
Position:
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2016
Outcome Category:
Specific Outcome: Lawsuit filed.
Last updated: May 28, 2019 1:14 pm

Incident 7342

Status: Resolved
Person: Deal Hudson
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, Philosophy
Specific Discipline: Philosophy
Outcome Year: 1994
Outcome Category: Monetary Settlement / Award, Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned, lawsuit settled.
Last updated: May 31, 2019 2:26 pm