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…
Sexual Harassment in the Academy
Feminist Elites and Patriarchal Solidarity – Guest Post by Maggie Levantovskaya
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
A New Webinar on Sexual Harassment in the Academy
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
#MakeupMonday: Skin Care as Coping Mechanism and Catalyst
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
#MeTooPhD: The Scourge of Sexual Harassment in the Academy
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
Dealing with Sexual Harassment Intersectionally
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
There Is No Moral Relativity in Sexual Harassment – a Guest Post
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
Our #MeTooPhD Moment
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