Women fleeing U of Colorado philosophy department’s rampant sex harassment: report [View all]

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Women fleeing U of Colorado philosophy department’s rampant sex harassment: report
By Scott Kaufman
Friday, January 31, 2014 15:39 EST

The University of Colorado Boulder removed the chair of the philosophy department and suspended graduate student admissions for two years after a report found evidence that “the department maintains an environment with unacceptable sexual harassment, inappropriate sexualized unprofessional behavior and divisive uncivil behavior.”

The report by the American Philosophical Association’s Committee on the Status of Women begins by noting that “(t)he philosophical community at University of Colorado Boulder is proud of its high quality” before describing a community that few would consider to be any quality other than poor.

“Some assistant and full professors,” the study reads, “report responding to this situation by working from home, dropping out of departmental life, and avoiding socializing with colleagues. Several faculty members’ reputations for bad behavior place a higher service work burden on colleagues. Women are leaving or trying to leave in disproportionate numbers.”

“The female graduate students,” it continues, “report being anxious, demoralized and depressed.”