Incidents at University of Southern California

Total: 6

Incident 7823

Status: Resolved
Person: George Tyndall
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Medicine and Health Sciences
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Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Monetary Settlement / Award, Retired
Specific Outcome: "Tyndall spent about three decades as a USC staff gynecologist before retiring last year after a university investigation concluded there was evidence that he sexually harassed students during exams."

"The University of Southern California says it would pay $215 million to settle claims of sexual abuse and harassment by a school gynecologist"
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Last updated: Apr 22, 2021 9:02 am

Incident 7820

Status: Resolved
Person: David Carrera
Role: Administrator
Position: Vice President
Discipline: Business, Advancement, Medicine and Health Sciences, Health Sciences Development
Specific Discipline: Advancement and Health Sciences Development
Outcome Year: 2017
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Specific Outcome: "Left job” in midst of ongoing sexual harassment investigation.
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Last updated: May 31, 2019 11:24 am

Incident 7821

Status: Resolved
Person: Rohit Varma
Role: Faculty
Position: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Medicine and Health Sciences
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Outcome Year: 2017
Outcome Category: Monetary Settlement / Award, Official Warning / Reprimand
Specific Outcome: "disciplined" in 2003: Sexually harassed fellow under his supervision, fellow paid more than $10,000. Varma appointed, and then removed, as medical school dean in 2017.
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Last updated: Jun 2, 2019 3:39 pm

Incident 7822

Status: Resolved
Person: Erick Guerrero
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Sociology
Specific Discipline: Social Work
Outcome Year: 2017
Outcome Category: Barred From Leadership or Honorary Position(s), Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Specific Outcome: "Professor Guerrero was suspended one semester without pay, and will not be allowed to teach doctoral students for the next three years."
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Last updated: Apr 7, 2020 11:49 am

Incident 8414

Status: Ongoing
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Last updated: Aug 12, 2019 10:22 am

Incident 8711

Status: Ongoing
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Last updated: Sep 13, 2023 12:52 pm