Several recent incidents have brought national attention to issues involving male professors and sexual-harassment policies on campuses. Allegations of harassment can involve high stakes for the accused, with dismissal as a possible penalty. Criminal charges for harassment, in contrast to assault, are rare. Within an institution, people accused of…

Examines sexual harassment as unethical behavior in universities. Argues that codes of ethics and guidelines for sexual harassment do not address foundation of sexual harassment, namely, imbalance of power. Depicts university as oasis for persons addicted to power and uses addictions framework to explain how power addicts become involved in sexual…

Discusses faculty responsibility for establishing college climate free of sexual harassment. Analyzes faculty perceptions of sexual harassment and power. Presents examples of educational programs for faculty. Concludes goals of changing both relative power of women in academy and the education the academy provides will be accomplished when women…

Defines "feminizing" as a form of womanizing in which male professors espouse feminist doctrine in order to receive sexual favors. Feminizing constitutes a new form of sexual harassment, disguised as education but perpetuating male-dominant power sexuality. The modern version of men posing as sympathizers on women's issues in order to seduce them…

A counseling student describes her experience as a target of long-term, systematic harassment in the form of sexual seduction by her practicum supervisor. The author recounts the effects of experiencing the harassment, confronting her harasser, and enduring an investigation. Claims events of case demonstrate sexualization of professor-student…

Increased willingness to speak out about sexual harassment has several implications for the academic community. Faculty must behave carefully at all times, understand the risk of having a relationship with a student, and avoid sexual overtures. Recent court decisions offer some guidelines for conduct and for determination if harassment exists.…

It is suggested that college teachers are in a position of substantial power with students because of the nature of their work, and that the traditional taboo on sexual relationships with students has less to do with morality than with the effectiveness of teaching and the mentor relationship. (MSE)

To protect itself against liability each college and university should draft, implement and enforce a sexual harassment policy. The problem of sexual harassment on campus is discussed; the legal rights and remedies of the student and of the faculty member are detailed, as well as the university's potential liability. (Author/MLW)

Examines the roles of deans, department chairs, and other administrators in addressing issues of sexual harassment. Provides discussion of safe places, fair practices, and trust. Gives 25 suggestions for action that administrators can take to deal with and eliminate sexual harassment. (HB)

Intense desires surface daily in university classrooms. Tensions and energies generated by students' and teachers' desires to teach, learn, and be admired can be erotically charged. Webs of desire, power, and vulnerability can form productive or destructive pedagogical relationships. The paper discusses the interplay of these factors in university…

A model for regulating faculty-student consensual sexual relations in colleges and universities is offered. The model focuses on both removing conflict of interest and expanding women's ability to define the kinds of relationships they want. Standards for conflict of interest and unethical sexual advances are outlined. (MSE)

Discusses two recent court decisions--"Urofsky v. Gilmore" and "Bonnell v. Lorenzo"--that concern the role of faculty within the university. Concludes that as the law now stands, faculty have no special First Amendment right to academic freedom. (Contains 93 references.) (Author/MLF)

A college or university is ethically bound to create an institutional framework in which sexually harassing behavior is defined, the institution's attitude toward such behavior is announced, a process for bringing complaints is created, and the range of sanctions made clear. (MLW)

A discussion of sexual harassment in women's studies classrooms looks at hostile treatment of female faculty by male students. It is proposed that certain disruptive classroom behaviors should be understood in the larger context of campus violence against women. Implications for teaching in general and women's studies in particular are examined.…

This book addresses the difficult topic of faculty-student sexual involvement, examining it through both faculty and student perspectives and raising the need to address the problem of relationships in which male faculty needs supersede female students' educational goals. Chapter 1 examines various perspectives of faculty-student sexual…