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Sexual Harassment in the Academy

Just When You Thought Harvard Could Not Get Any Worse…

By Karen Kelsky | February 10, 2022

They publish this: Harvard University disputes the allegations of the lawsuit brought by Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, which are in no way a fair or accurate representation of the thoughtful steps taken by the University in response to concerns … [Read more...] about Just When You Thought Harvard Could Not Get Any Worse…

Filed Under: Sexual Harassment in the Academy

Feminist Elites and Patriarchal Solidarity – Guest Post by Maggie Levantovskaya

By Karen Kelsky | August 31, 2018

By TPII Editor Dr. Maggie Levantovskaya As an editor at The Professor Is In, I have closely followed #MeTooPhD movement started by Karen Kelsky. She coined the hashtag and opened a crowdsourcing survey to give the opportunity to people who … [Read more...] about Feminist Elites and Patriarchal Solidarity – Guest Post by Maggie Levantovskaya

Filed Under: #MeTooPhD, Alt-University Critique, Bad Advisors and Good Mentors, Sexual Harassment in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

A New Webinar on Sexual Harassment in the Academy

By Guest Author | January 28, 2018

I have developed a new webinar inspired by the Sexual Harassment in the Academy Crowdsource Survey (now over 2300 entries), and I want you to know about it.  Please join me on Feb. 22 at 6 PM EST; see the description below.  It is free to all, but … [Read more...] about A New Webinar on Sexual Harassment in the Academy

Filed Under: Sexual Harassment in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

#MakeupMonday: Skin Care as Coping Mechanism and Catalyst

By Karen Kelsky | January 15, 2018

One of my favorite writers, Jia Tolentino, wrote a piece in The New Yorker recently, The Year Skin Care Became a Coping Mechanism, that spoke to me deeply.  Read this excerpt (actually read the whole thing--every word is brilliant) and you'll see … [Read more...] about #MakeupMonday: Skin Care as Coping Mechanism and Catalyst

Filed Under: Makeup, Sexual Harassment in the Academy

#MeTooPhD: The Scourge of Sexual Harassment in the Academy

By Karen Kelsky | January 11, 2018

Welcome new visitors to the blog who found their way here as a result of the Wall Street Journal article by Melissa Korn, Allegations of Groping, Lewd Comments, and Rape: Academia's #MeToo Moment. The Sexual Harassment in the Academy Survey … [Read more...] about #MeTooPhD: The Scourge of Sexual Harassment in the Academy

Filed Under: Sexual Harassment in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Dealing with Sexual Harassment Intersectionally

By Karen Kelsky | December 24, 2017

As I continue to think about the outcomes of the Sexual Harassment in the Academy Survey (now at almost 2000 entries; it is still open and you may contribute your own story using this form), I want to direct attention to the incredible work done on … [Read more...] about Dealing with Sexual Harassment Intersectionally

Filed Under: Sexual Harassment in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

There Is No Moral Relativity in Sexual Harassment – a Guest Post

By Karen Kelsky | December 16, 2017

I am still contemplating my own words in response to the Sexual Harassment in the Academy Survey. For now, I want to share some astonishingly beautiful and poignant words by Dr. Ani Kokobobo, who wrote the following for the Chronicle of Higher … [Read more...] about There Is No Moral Relativity in Sexual Harassment – a Guest Post

Filed Under: Sexual Harassment in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Our #MeTooPhD Moment

By Karen Kelsky | December 8, 2017

Today is Friday, when I post academic advice blog posts.  This week, I would certainly expect to post about the anonymous Sexual Harassment in the Academy Crowdsource Survey which in the space of exactly one week has garnered 1378 entries, and … [Read more...] about Our #MeTooPhD Moment

Filed Under: Sexual Harassment in the Academy, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

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