$50 million sexual harassment lawsuit shines light on Columbia’s staff-student sex policy
Matthew Stein - Swarthmore College •September 18, 2018
Staff apparently not forbidden from pursuing romantic or sexual relationships with students
Columbia University’s policy on sexual and romantic relationships between students and staff appears to permit those relationships even when there is a “supervisory, advisory or mentoring context.†School officials did not respond to repeated queries on the matter.
https://www.thecollegefix.com/50-million-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-shines-light-on-columbias-staff-student-sex-policy/The elite university’s policy came to light after the firing of Tom Harford, the dean of students at the university’s School of General Studies. Harford was fired for “unacceptable†conduct, the school said last month.