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Incidents at Texas Tech University

Total: 6


Incident 7605

Status: Resolved
Person: Duane Hill
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Director of Bands, Professor
Discipline: Arts and Humanities, Music
Specific Discipline: Music
Outcome Year: 2018
Outcome Category: Resigned
Quote: "Texas Tech University on Tuesday released a Title IX report concerning a former professor who resigned when he was confronted with allegations of sexual misconduct."
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Incident 7604

Status: Resolved
Person: Franco Parisi
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Business
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Outcome Year: 2016
Outcome Category: Suspended / Leave / Restrictions
Quote: "Following the trip, ... wrote a letter to Dr. Parisi telling him he was banned from campus and from interacting with students...said he would contact the campus police if Parisi were seen back on campus."
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Incident 7603

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specific Discipline: Communications, Journalism
Outcome Year: 2012
Outcome Category: Resigned
Quote: "The former director of the communications school at the University of South Florida has landed a settlement that, along with payments totaling $70,000, turns his firing into a voluntary resignation.

Samuel Bradley lost his high-profile job in 2016 after USF officials deemed that he had withheld information during his hiring process, including key details about his employment status at Texas Tech University. That school was scheduled to revoke Bradley’s tenure after finding that he had inappropriate relations with students."
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Incident 7602

Status: Resolved
Person: Rodney Hicks
Role: Faculty
Position: Professor
Discipline: Medicine and Health Sciences
Specific Discipline: Nursing
Outcome Year: 2011
Outcome Category: Resigned, Honor Revoked
Quote: "A Texas Tech Health Sciences Center professor accused of viewing pornographic material online is under investigation and has lost a prestigious endowed chair, Tech officials confirm."

"A former Texas Tech Health Sciences Center professor resigned"
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Incident 7601

Status: Resolved
Role: Administrator
Position: Associate Vice President
Discipline: Other, Recruiting and Admissions
Specific Discipline: Recruiting and Admissions
Outcome Year: 2008
Outcome Category: Monetary Settlement / Award, Resigned
Quote: "This year, an employee who worked under Shindell while at a previous job at Texas Tech withdrew a harassment complaint against Texas Tech University in exchange for $20,000, a promotion and other perks.

A Texas Tech report that came out in August 2007 concluded that Shindell had violated three university policies that exist to protect workers against discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation."

"A Texas Tech report that came out in August 2007 concluded that Shindell had violated three university policies that exist to protect workers against discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation." - Letter from university personnel to accused on accused's personal website (see links).
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Incident 8564

Status: Ongoing
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