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Sexual Harassment in the Academy

History Repeats Itself: A Guest Post About The Crisis in Florida

By Karen Kelsky | February 21, 2023

The writer has asked to remain anonymous.   History repeats itself with the governor’s attack on Florida’s higher ed In 1956 a Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, known as the John’s Committee, was created as a reaction to … [Read more...] about History Repeats Itself: A Guest Post About The Crisis in Florida

Filed Under: Alt-University Critique, Black Lives Matter, Marginalized Voices, Mental Health and Academia, Racism in the Academy, Sexual Harassment in the Academy, Women of Color in Academia

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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