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Incident 8518 - Resolved

Barrett Watten

Wayne State University

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.
Link(s):
https://www.chronicle.com/article/This-Professor-Was-Accused-of/247705
https://chronicle-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/5/items/biz/pdf/BWatten%20ltr%20Nov%202019.pdf
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