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Incidents at University of Cincinnati

Total: 2


Incident 9109

Status: Resolved
Person: Brian Calfano
Role: Administrator
Position: Chair
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline: Journalism
Outcome Year: 2025
Outcome Category: Resigned
Quote: "The former head of the University of Cincinnati’s journalism department resigned this month amid an internal investigation into claims that he sexually harassed students in his class. A formal complaint was filed against tenured professor Brian Calfano in April 2024 after a colleague reported to UC’s Office of Equal Opportunity, which investigated possible violations of Title IX, a law protecting students from sex discrimination in programs benefiting from federal financial assistance.

Calfano tendered his resignation by email on Jan. 5, saying that his departure would take effect immediately. He left the university for a nighttime news anchor job at Fox 43 in Kansas. "
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Incident 7691

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline: Music
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Retired
Quote: "The tenured flute professor retired Dec. 7 – almost 10 months after the administration recommended his dismissal. That was 14 months after the school first launched its investigation into accusations of "repeated and systemic sexual harassment" made by two of Garner's former students. "
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