Incidents at Harvard University

Total: 11

Incident 8388

Status: Resolved
Person: Roland G. Fryer Jr.
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Economics, Business
Specific Discipline: Economics
Outcome Year: 2019
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: Suspended for two years and lab closed; "he had engaged in “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature” against at least five employees over the course of a decade."
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Last updated: Oct 5, 2019 9:41 am

Incident 8266

Status: Resolved
Person: Chris Heaton
Role: Coach
Position: Head Diving Coach
Discipline: Athletics
Specific Discipline: Diving
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned after allegations.
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Last updated: Jun 10, 2019 10:40 am

Incident 8593

Status: Resolved
Person: Theodore C. Bestor
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline: Anthropology
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Official Warning / Reprimand
Specific Outcome: "a Harvard investigation found Bestor committed two counts of sexual misconduct during an interaction with a female professor at a 2017 conference at UCLA. Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences disciplined Bestor for the incident, but allowed him to return to work before completing required sanctions."
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Last updated: May 29, 2020 8:00 pm

Incident 7367

Status: Resolved
Person: Harvey J. Makadon
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline: Medicine
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned after allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Last updated: May 31, 2019 3:03 pm

Incident 8144

Status: Ongoing
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Outcome Year: 2018
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Last updated: May 28, 2019 1:14 pm

Incident 7366

Status: Resolved
Person: Charles H. Hennekens
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline: Medicine
Outcome Year: 1995
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned.
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Last updated: May 31, 2019 3:02 pm

Incident 7365

Status: Resolved
Person: Douglas A. Hibbs Jr.
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, History
Specific Discipline: History
Outcome Year: 1985
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned.
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Last updated: May 31, 2019 3:01 pm

Incident 7364

Status: Resolved
Person: Jorge I. Dominguez
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Political Science, Government
Specific Discipline: Political Science, Government
Outcome Year: 1983
Outcome Category: Barred From Leadership or Honorary Position(s)
Specific Outcome: Reprimanded – no details. Lost Emeritus status
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Last updated: Jun 2, 2019 7:26 am

Incident 7363

Status: Resolved
Person: Derek Walcott
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, English Writing Humanities
Specific Discipline: English Writing Humanities
Outcome Year: 1982
Outcome Category: Monetary Settlement / Award
Specific Outcome: Complaint found to “have merit”. Case settled.
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Last updated: May 31, 2019 2:51 pm

Incident 7362

Status: Resolved
Person: Martin L. Kilson
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Political Science, Government
Specific Discipline: Political Science, Government
Outcome Year: 1980
Outcome Category: Official Warning / Reprimand
Specific Outcome: Sick leave during one semester. Warned that tenure would be revoked if it happened again. Asked to write apology to complainant.
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Last updated: Jun 1, 2019 7:57 pm

Incident 8594

Status: Ongoing
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Specific Outcome: Not Bestor
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Last updated: Jun 15, 2020 7:25 am