Is the presence of anthropologist Darryl de Ruiter on the Rising Star and Malapa teams consistent with a "zero tolerance" policy?
Darryl de Ruiter Last month I reported on a large number of allegations of sexual harassment, bullying, and unethical behavior among some facul…
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Anthropology professor threatens lawsuit against reporter for reporting the truth about her bullying and unethical conduct [Updated Nov 4, 2019: No lawsuit?]
Sharon Gursky I have received the following letter from Texas A&M anthropologist Sharon Gursky's attorney, concerning the allegations…
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TAMU anthropology students call upon faculty to take misconduct allegations seriously, and work with them to improve the culture in the department
Over the past weeks, I have reported in detail allegations of sexual harassment, bullying, and unethical behavior on the part of faculty (and one…
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Texas AM anthropology rife with sexual harassment, bullying, unethical behavior--and years of department leaders and deans ignoring or covering up complaints. [[Updated Nov 26, 2019]]
TAMU anthropology department chair, Darryl de Ruiter Note: This post has been updated to include allegations against department member Filipe Ca…
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Texas A&M has known about sexual harassment and bullying in its anthropology department for years. Will it exercise its duty of care to vulnerable students and staff now that the problem is public?
Over the past few days, I have reported on social media a number of allegations of sexual harassment and bullying in the Texas A & M Universit…
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- I have been a working journalist for more than 40 years, beginning in Los Angeles as an investigative reporter and then in Paris as a travel, food, and science writer. For more than 20 years I have covered anthropology and archaeology writer for Science, Audubon, Scientific American, SAPIENS, and other publications. I have also covered sexual misconduct for The Verge, Scientific American, and others; I write about mental health, especially schizophrenia; and I engage in occasional media criticism. I returned to the USA in October 2017 after 30 years in Paris, and now live in the New York City area, where I currently teach journalism at City College of New York (I previously taught journalism at Boston University and New York University.) For more about me and what I do, copies of my articles, information about my book, and other goodies, please visit MY WEB SITE
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