Incidents at Wayne State University
Total: 2
Incident 8518
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Barrett Watten
Role:
Faculty
Position:
Professor
Discipline:
Arts and Humanities
Specific Discipline:
English
Outcome Year:
2019
Outcome Category:
Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote:
"engaged in hostile environment/sexual harassment against a graduate student in violation of BOG Code Annotated 2.28.06, Sexual Harassment" - from Nov 2019 letter from Dean.
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Incident 7893
Status:
Resolved
Person:
Jack Lessenberry
Role:
Faculty, Administrator
Position:
Professor, Department Head
Discipline:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline:
Journalism
Outcome Year:
2018
Outcome Category:
Resigned
Quote:
"Wayne State journalism department head Jack Lessenberry violated the university’s non-discrimination and sexual harassment policies while he was employed at WSU, an independent investigation found."
"WSU has accepted the investigation’s findings and concluded Lessenberry’s actions were “sufficient basis for termination,” ...However, Lessenberry resigned from WSU on June 22, while the investigation was ongoing."
"WSU has accepted the investigation’s findings and concluded Lessenberry’s actions were “sufficient basis for termination,” ...However, Lessenberry resigned from WSU on June 22, while the investigation was ongoing."
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