January 16, 2018
U. of Rochester Report on Professor’s Alleged Harassment Gets Mixed Reviews
What should we make of a report saying that a University of Rochester professor’s behavior was inappropriate, unprofessional, and offensive, that he exhibited "gross lapses of judgment" in getting sexually involved with students, but that he didn’t violate any university policies in place at the time? An investigation that spanned three and a half months and cost the university $4.5 million did little to quell the controversy surrounding the professor in question, T. Florian Jaeger, a tenured member of the department of brain and cognitive sciences.