Abstract
Arguing from shared academic values rather than from legal documentation, this article examines how sexual harassment can be protected when academic freedom and collegiality are applied too broadly. It contends that faculty communities may use legitimate principles to shield behavior that harms students, colleagues, and institutional trust. The article identifies areas where vague professional standards can enable abuse of power, including mentoring, advising, recommendations, assistantships, funding, and grading. It also criticizes closed internal responses that delay policy development, resist outside inquiry, and protect offenders more than victims. The article contributes to academic ethics by urging clearer limits on professional freedom when it is used for private gratification or discriminatory conduct.
Recommended Citation
Ritter, Bonnie Gene
(1983)
"Sexual Harassment: A Protected Species on Campus?,"
Association for Communication Administration Bulletin: Vol. 46, Article 22.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/aca/vol46/iss1/22
