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
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"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"
"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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Incident 7820
Status:
Resolved
Person:
David Carrera
Role:
Administrator
Position:
Vice President
Discipline:
Business, Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Advancement and Health Sciences Development
Outcome Year:
2017
Outcome Category:
No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal)
Quote:
"A USC administrator responsible for raising hundreds of millions of dollars for the university has left his post in the wake of allegations that he sexually harassed female colleagues...David Carrera, a university vice president ... is the subject of an internal university investigation in which dozens of employees have been interviewed about his treatment of women, university officials confirmed"
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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
Quote:
"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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Incident 7821
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Rohit Varma
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Assistant Professor
Discipline:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Outcome Year:
2003
Outcome Category:
Monetary Settlement / Award, Official Warning / Reprimand
Quote:
" finding by the university 15 years ago that he had behaved inappropriately toward a female medical school fellow.
USC formally disciplined the dean, Dr. Rohit Varma, in 2003 following allegations that he sexually harassed the young researcher while he was a junior professor supervising her work"
"The woman accused Varma of making unwanted sexual advances during a trip to a conference and then retaliating against her for reporting him, according to the records and interviews. USC paid her more than $100,000 and temporarily blocked Varma from becoming a full member of the faculty, according to the records and interviews.
“The behavior you exhibited is inappropriate and unacceptable in the workplace, reflects poor judgment, is contrary to the University’s standards of conduct, and will not be tolerated at the University of Southern California,” a USC official wrote in a 2003 letter of reprimand."
USC formally disciplined the dean, Dr. Rohit Varma, in 2003 following allegations that he sexually harassed the young researcher while he was a junior professor supervising her work"
"The woman accused Varma of making unwanted sexual advances during a trip to a conference and then retaliating against her for reporting him, according to the records and interviews. USC paid her more than $100,000 and temporarily blocked Varma from becoming a full member of the faculty, according to the records and interviews.
“The behavior you exhibited is inappropriate and unacceptable in the workplace, reflects poor judgment, is contrary to the University’s standards of conduct, and will not be tolerated at the University of Southern California,” a USC official wrote in a 2003 letter of reprimand."
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Incident 8414
Status:
Ongoing
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Incident 8711
Status:
Ongoing
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