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Students less likely to report sexual harassment when the perpetrator is a professor

  • Written by Stephen Aguilar, Assistant Professor of Education, University of Southern California
Some victims say their reports drew retaliation.pic_studio/Getty Images

In 2017, Karen Kelsky, a consultant for people looking for academic jobs, launched a survey to capture people’s experiences of sexual harassment at colleges and universities. I took interest in this survey because it was widely reported and sparked a lot of interest how...

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