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Incidents at Washburn University

Total: 2


Incident 7882

Status: Resolved
Person: John Paul
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline: Sociology
Outcome Year: 2017
Outcome Category: Resigned
Quote: "A Washburn University professor resigned about a month after a former student alleged the two had engaged in a relationship that became coercive and exploitative.

John Paul had been employed as a sociology professor"
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Incident 7881

Status: Resolved
Person: Alan Bearman
Role: Administrator
Position: Dean
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline: Library and Information Sciences
Outcome Year: 2013
Outcome Category: Monetary Settlement / Award
Quote: "lawsuit against Washburn and dean of libraries Alan Bearman was recently settled out of court March 11.

...a former instructional librarian at Washburn’s Mabee Library from January 2010 to May 2011, filed charges in 2011 against Bearman and Washburn University for sexual harassment, discrimination and creating a hostile work environment. There were fourteen listed counts.
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