Incidents at University of Minnesota

Total: 10


Incident 8447

Status: Resolved
Person: Jason Cao
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline: urban and regional planning
Outcome Year: 2019
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: "In fall 2018, Humphrey administration was aware of separate completed University investigations which found Jason Cao and James Ron “more likely than not” violated University sexual harassment policy. The school informed students of the allegations and the discipline around the beginning of the 2019 fall semester.

Currently, the professors are prohibited for two years from advising certain Humphrey students as part of their discipline."
Last updated: Dec 6, 2020 8:14 pm

Incident 8449

Status: Resolved
Person: James Ron
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline: Human rights
Outcome Year: 2019
Outcome Category: Monetary Settlement / Award, Resigned, Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: 5 month suspension. Restricted for two years from advising students. Resigned.

"The University of Minnesota gave a professor nearly $200,000 when he resigned last year following an unpaid suspension for sexually harassing a graduate student."

'The University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs must take specific actions to prevent sexual harassment and pay a graduate student who was harassed by her professor $75,000, part of a settlement reached with the state Department of Human Rights.'
Last updated: Dec 26, 2021 11:59 am

Incident 8113

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

Incident 7771

Status: Resolved
Person: Brad Carlin
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Retired
Specific Outcome: Serious violations of sexual harassment policy; retired.
Last updated: Jun 2, 2019 7:45 am

Incident 8107

Status: Ongoing
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Outcome Year: 2017
Outcome Category:
Specific Outcome: Investigation ongoing
Last updated: May 28, 2019 1:14 pm

Incident 7770

Status: Resolved
Person: Randy Handel
Role: Administrator
Position: Associate Athletic Director of Development
Discipline: Athletics
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2017
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: Found to have sexually harassed an employee. Suspended for two weeks, demoted.
Last updated: Jun 2, 2019 7:12 am

Incident 7772

Status: Resolved
Person: Jim Turman
Role: Administrator
Position: Assistant Vice Provost at the Recreation and Wellness Center
Discipline: Athletics, Recreation and Wellness
Specific Discipline: Recreation and Wellness
Outcome Year: 2015
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions, Training / Counseling Required
Specific Outcome: Received training and a two-week suspension without pay in 2015 for making a sexually inappropriate remark to an employee, for telling an offensive racial joke to the same employee, and for expressing frustration that the employee was offended
Last updated: Jun 7, 2019 7:04 pm

Incident 8070

Status: Ongoing
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Outcome Year: 2015
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Last updated: May 28, 2019 1:14 pm

Incident 7768

Status: Resolved
Role: Administrator
Position: Athletic Director
Discipline: Athletics
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2015
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Resigned.
Last updated: May 28, 2019 1:14 pm

Incident 7769

Status: Resolved
Person: Mike Ellis
Role: Administrator
Position: Associate Athletic Director
Discipline: Athletics
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2015
Outcome Category: Resigned
Specific Outcome: Paid leave; Resigned
Last updated: May 28, 2019 1:14 pm