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Incidents at University of Georgia

Total: 20


Incident 8252

Status: Resolved
Person: William Kazez
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Specific Discipline: Mathematics
Outcome Year: 2019
Outcome Category: Retired, Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: "has resigned from the university and is no longer permitted on campus grounds according to a Dec. 4", 2019 email. "Findings of NDAH violations and "a recommended sanction of termination." Chronicle of Higher Education article clarifies that accused RETIRED on Oct 17, 2019
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Incident 8488

Status: Resolved
Person: John Seaman
Role: Faculty
Position: Research Professor
Discipline: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Specific Discipline: Biogeochemistry
Outcome Year: 2019
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: "A University of Georgia professor was suspended for two weeks without pay and placed under certain restrictions in May after a UGA Equal Opportunity Office investigation found the professor in violation of university policies, EOO records show."
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Incident 7730

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Retired
Specific Outcome: Twice found in violation of sexual harassment violation; retired 2018
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Incident 7729

Status: Resolved
Person: T.W. Cauthen
Role: Administrator
Position: Associate Vice President
Discipline: Education, Student Affairs
Specific Discipline: Student Affairs
Outcome Year: 2016
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned over inappropriate relationships.
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Incident 7727

Status: Resolved
Person: Frank Crumley
Role: Administrator
Position: Executive Associate Athletic Director
Discipline: Athletics
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2014
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned over inappropriate relationship
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Incident 7728

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Lecturer
Discipline: Medicine and Health Sciences, Psychology
Specific Discipline: Psychology
Outcome Year: 2014
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal), Official Warning / Reprimand
Specific Outcome: First reprimanded in 2012 – “Suplita admits he violated the policy in 2012, when he dated an undergraduate student he met in one of his classes”. Left university after completing contract.
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Incident 7726

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, Art
Specific Discipline: Art
Outcome Year: 2013
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Specific Outcome: Fired for having sex with a student on a study abroad. Lost appeal in 2017.
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Incident 7725

Status: Resolved
Person: Paul Roman
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Sociology
Specific Discipline: Sociology
Outcome Year: 2011
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: Minor restrictions, retained as distinguished research professor.
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Incident 7723

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Life Sciences, Agriculture
Specific Discipline: Agriculture, Food Science and Technology
Outcome Year: 2010
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: Five day suspension
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Incident 7724

Status: Resolved
Person: Marco Pacioni
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, Languages
Specific Discipline: Languages
Outcome Year: 2010
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: Three day suspension.
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Incident 7721

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, English
Specific Discipline: English Writing Humanities
Outcome Year: 2008
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: Two year probation.
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Incident 7722

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline: Public Affairs
Outcome Year: 2008
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned.
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Incident 7719

Status: Resolved
Person: Mark Jensen
Role: Faculty
Position: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Bioscience
Specific Discipline: Bioscience
Outcome Year: 2008
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned
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Incident 7720

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Education
Specific Discipline: Communication Sciences and Special Education
Outcome Year: 2008
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned one day before university ruling.
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Incident 7718

Status: Resolved
Person: Keith Parker
Role: Administrator
Position: Associate Provost
Discipline: Business, Institutional Diversity
Specific Discipline: Institutional Diversity
Outcome Year: 2005
Outcome Category: Demoted
Specific Outcome: Demoted
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Incident 7717

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Anthropology
Specific Discipline: Anthropology
Outcome Year: 2004
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned - multiple complaints
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Incident 7716

Status: Resolved
Person: Nadeem Naqvi
Role: Faculty
Position: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Economics
Specific Discipline: Economics
Outcome Year: 1999
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Specific Outcome: Fired. Source is: UGA panel: Fire teacher: [Home Edition]. Plott Brice. The Atlanta Constitution; Atlanta, Ga. [Atlanta, Ga]07 May 1999: D; 15.
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Incident 7714

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Chemistry
Specific Discipline: Chemistry
Outcome Year: 1996
Outcome Category: Official Warning / Reprimand
Specific Outcome: Reprimanded. Source is article available through Lexis Nexis: UGA professor accused of sexual harassment; History of allegations: Complaint recounts incidents over 8 years. By Rebecca McCarthy, 1996. The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, STATE NEWS, p. 03C.
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Incident 7715

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, Music
Specific Discipline: Music
Outcome Year: 1996
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Specific Outcome: Fired and later convicted of sexual assault in Nebraska.
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Incident 8495

Status: Ongoing
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