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Incidents at University of North Alabama

Total: 4


Incident 8185

Status: Resolved
Person: Greg Gaston
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Geography
Specific Discipline: Geography
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote: found in violation of Title IX for sexual harassment and was subsequently fired
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Incident 7800

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Business
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2017
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal), Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote: "It said that officials investigated the incident at the time and concluded Dickerson had “violated university policy concerning faculty/student relationships.”

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Dickerson was apparently removed from the classroom, ...

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UNA learned of accusations against Dickerson in late November 2015 and immediately opened an investigation, with timing complicated by a 10-day Thanksgiving holiday and the semester final exam schedule. On December 8, Dickerson was ordered to have no further contact with the affected UNA students. On December 17, UNA’s investigation concluded that Dickerson had violated University policy. UNA notified him that his contract would not be renewed" "
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Incident 8094

Status: Ongoing
Person:
Role:
Position:
Discipline:
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year: 2017
Outcome Category:
Quote: Lawsuit filed.
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Incident 7792

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Instructor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline: Music
Outcome Year: 2016
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote: "According to UNA administrators, they have fired music professor 38-year-old Eddie Elsey, Jr. for sexual harassment.
Elsey, who resides at 1020 Linwood Avenue., Florence, was officially terminated on January 26, 2016, for sexual harassment involving a student.

UNA officials say Elsey has been employed as a music instructor since 2002."
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