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Harassing phone calls, endless messages on Facebook and unwanted e-mails are more than just annoying - it's stalking. With January designated as National Stalking Awareness Month, the Office of Violence and Prevention presented a "Who's Stalking You?" lecture Monday to inform students about the signs of stalking and measures students can take to protect themselves. … 0 Comments
After 20 years of intimidation and innuendo, crude comments behind closed doors and boasts of "freaky" hot tubs, a tenured professor in the College of Education quit the day before the University finally found him in violation of sexually harassing his female students. … 74 Comments
Office of Legal Affairs documents involving professor William N. Bender. Bender resignation papers Complaint Fall 2006 Decades of Accusations Division of Morally Impaired Letter, 1988 Division of Morally Impaired Letter, 1991 Complaint , 1989 Complaint, S … 0 Comments
Today and Thursday, the University will band together with more than 1,000 universities across the nation to discuss solutions for global warming in the Focus the Nation teach-in. This event will foster conversation about ways to curb global warming and find cleaner, more efficient energy sources. … 0 Comments
The academic performance of student athletes is a controversial issue the University has worked to improve, especially over the past few years. The University Council Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics met Tuesday afternoon to plan a meeting with students, coaches and academic support staff to interview them about their academic experiences. … 0 Comments
A University student suffered from a seizure at the intersection ofjavascript:replaceBreaks(); Baldwin Street and Sanford Drive Monday morning, just before 11. An injured-person call was dispatched to University Police at 10:50 a.m. from Athens-Clarke County Police. … 0 Comments
The man arrested and charged with the Dec. 5 armed robbery of a Kangaroo convenience store was booked again Monday in connection with the Dec. 5 murder of the Lay's Kwik Korner clerk. Clifton James Thomas, 28, was charged with malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, wearing a mask to conceal identity and possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime. … 0 Comments
William Bender has the King James version of resumes. It never seems to end. Towering at more than 43 pages, it chronicles 32 years in the field of special education, including a tenure of two decades at the University. But amid all the accomplishments - 15 authored books, 62 peer-reviewed journal articles and 18 commercially produced videos - you won't find one glaring trademark of his legacy - sexual harassment. … 6 Comments