Incidents at Princeton University
Total: 5
Incident 8693
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Joshua Katz
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
Linguistics
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal), Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
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"Katz confirmed Friday that he had a consensual romantic relationship with a student that “violated the university’s rules,” which prohibit faculty-student relationships, and received a year-long unpaid suspension in 2018-2019, which appeared as a standard period of faculty leave. "
"Princeton University’s Board of Trustees voted Monday to fire Joshua Katz, Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, effective immediately.
The university said in a statement that the dismissal followed an investigation initiated in February 2021 after Princeton received a detailed written complaint from an alumna who had a consensual relationship with Katz while she was an undergraduate under his academic supervision.
That relationship was the focus of a 2018 disciplinary proceeding against Katz, which resulted in a penalty of unpaid suspension in 2018–19 and three years of probation following his return, Princeton said."
"Princeton University’s Board of Trustees voted Monday to fire Joshua Katz, Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, effective immediately.
The university said in a statement that the dismissal followed an investigation initiated in February 2021 after Princeton received a detailed written complaint from an alumna who had a consensual relationship with Katz while she was an undergraduate under his academic supervision.
That relationship was the focus of a 2018 disciplinary proceeding against Katz, which resulted in a penalty of unpaid suspension in 2018–19 and three years of probation following his return, Princeton said."
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Incident 7516
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Sergio Verdu
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Engineering
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year:
2017
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal), Training / Counseling Required
Quote:
"Princeton University terminated Sergio Verdu, former Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering, for violating a policy prohibiting sexual relationships between professors and students they supervise or evaluate, NJ.com reported. Verdu was previously disciplined, via additional sexual harassment training, for misconduct in 2017, after a graduate student said he invited her over to his home to watch movies involving sex and then touched her on her upper thigh and stomach. "
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Incident 8097
Status:
Ongoing
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Outcome Year:
2017
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Title IX investigation ongoing
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Incident 7515
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Thomas McFarland
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities, English Writing Humanities
Specific Discipline:
English Writing Humanities
Outcome Year:
1989
Outcome Category:
Retired, Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote:
Suspended/retired.
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Incident 8686
Status:
Ongoing
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