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UVa professor retires after investigation indicates he had inappropriate sexual contact with student
Hat tip, DCist.com:
DEC 14, 9:12 AM
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• An English professor and celebrated fiction author at the University of Virginia retired after a board determined that he had inappropriate sexual contact with one of his students. [Post]
Morning Roundup: D.C. Subreddit Removes AMA With ‘Fly-By-Night, Unaccredited’ Graduate School
• An English professor and celebrated fiction author at the University of Virginia retired after a board determined that he had inappropriate sexual contact with one of his students. [Post]
Education
U-Va. professor retires after investigation indicates he had inappropriate sexual contact with student
By Nick Anderson December 13 at 5:09 PM
A veteran English professor at the University of Virginia is retiring after an internal investigation concluded he should be held responsible for inappropriate sexual contact with one of his students 17 years ago.
John Casey, an award-winning fiction writer, kissed and touched the student in an unwelcome manner one night in 2001, according to a letter summarizing conclusions last week from a disciplinary review panel. The investigation also determined Casey had sex with the student at a time when she was likely to have been enrolled in his class, according to the letter.
The panel characterized his conduct as “reprehensible,” according to the letter, and recommended termination.
But the panel cleared Casey on a major charge: It concluded there was not enough evidence to support former student Lisa Schievelbein’s allegation that the professor had sexual intercourse with her repeatedly without her consent.
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Nick Anderson covers higher education and other education topics for The Washington Post. He has been a writer and editor at The Post since 2005. Follow https://twitter.com/wpnick
U-Va. professor retires after investigation indicates he had inappropriate sexual contact with student
By Nick Anderson December 13 at 5:09 PM
A veteran English professor at the University of Virginia is retiring after an internal investigation concluded he should be held responsible for inappropriate sexual contact with one of his students 17 years ago.
John Casey, an award-winning fiction writer, kissed and touched the student in an unwelcome manner one night in 2001, according to a letter summarizing conclusions last week from a disciplinary review panel. The investigation also determined Casey had sex with the student at a time when she was likely to have been enrolled in his class, according to the letter.
The panel characterized his conduct as “reprehensible,” according to the letter, and recommended termination.
But the panel cleared Casey on a major charge: It concluded there was not enough evidence to support former student Lisa Schievelbein’s allegation that the professor had sexual intercourse with her repeatedly without her consent.
....
Nick Anderson covers higher education and other education topics for The Washington Post. He has been a writer and editor at The Post since 2005. Follow https://twitter.com/wpnick
