Safety

Kern Holoman, of the University of California, Davis, was stripped of his emeritus professor status this week after allegations of sexual assault from 1987 surfaced. He has denied the claims, which were made by a former student who now works at the university.

Institutions affected by California wildfires juggle logistics of finals, move-out, assignment deadlines.

What can a crowdsourced survey of sexual harassment in academe tell us about the problem?

A lawsuit against Howard University claims that it knew of multiple reports of sexual assault against certain students but did not remove them from campus.

The University of Cincinnati police chief was supposed to investigate threats stemming from an alleged affair between faculty members. Instead, an outside report says, he contacted the woman involved “well beyond any investigative imperative.”

If colleges choose to increase the standard of proof, they should recognize the impact it will have and prepare to mitigate it, write Josh Gupta-Kagan and Mary Eschelbach Hansen.

As former gymnastics national team doctor pleads guilty to molestation charges, some ask whether university let abuse continue by failing to respond adequately to complaints about his conduct.

Jonathan Kassa recommends how to guide organizationwide efforts to support colleges’ safety, economic and reputational goals.