Kilburn’s charges that Professor Comaroff kissed her, groped her, and derailed her degree. Czerwienski’s charge of retaliation and Ms.
But Harvard failed to issue any finding on Ms. Mandava violated its policies on faculty conduct. Kilburn’s rape violated Title IX and that his alleged threats to Ms. But, after an ordeal that lasted more than a year in which the plaintiffs invested substantial time, identified numerous witnesses, and produced voluminous documentary evidence to prove their allegations, the University issued limited findings that downplayed the gravity of the conduct alleged: Harvard found that Professor Comaroff’s alleged graphic imagining of Ms. Mandava would have “trouble getting jobs.” As a result, all three plaintiffs were forced to radically alter their academic trajectories and delay the pursuit of their degrees, the Complaint says.Īll three plaintiffs lodged Title IX complaints with Harvard’s Office for Dispute Resolution. Significantly, the Complaint details how Harvard watched and did nothing as Professor Comaroff retaliated, in part, by ensuring that Ms. Mandava reported Professor Comaroff to Harvard and sought to warn other students about him. Kilburn, groped her in public, graphically and bizarrely imagined her rape and murder aloud, cut her off from other professors, and derailed her degree progress. The Complaint alleges that Professor Comaroff repeatedly and forcibly kissed Ms. Harvard’s Indifference to Protecting Students
The Complaint details that Harvard ignored numerous warning signs, including prior Title IX complaints, which enabled Professor Comaroff, one of the world’s leading anthropologists, to sexually harass Ms. The firm represents Margaret Czerwienski, Lilia Kilburn, and Amulya Mandava, who are graduate students in Harvard’s Anthropology Department. The Complaint alleges that Harvard willfully ignored nearly a decade of sexual harassment and retaliation by tenured Anthropology Department professor John Comaroff. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Sanford Heisler Sharp today filed a Complaint in Massachusetts federal court against Harvard University and the President and Fellows of Harvard College (“Harvard” or the “University”). Thanks again, and please give our appreciation to Ben and his staff.Left to right: Amulya Mandava, Lilia Kilburn, Margaret Czerwienski Left to right: Amulya Mandava, Lilia Kilburn, Margaret CzerwienskiĬAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. It became clear that the children’s welfare was the most critical factor in our case. Ben’s demeanor is refreshing, was a great fit for our family, and caused a clear difference in the courtroom as the plaintiff and their counsel came forward. Ben was compassionate and sympathetic yet clear in his expectations of us.īen also met with us after hours, as I am not able to leave work early. We talked to a few other lawyers before choosing Ben – here are some of the reasons we chose him: we felt as though he really believed in our case, he listened and did a thoughtful job of sorting out the primary issues and potential deciding factors and was able to communicate those to us in a way that we could understand. We would also like to thank the staff who assisted Ben with the case.
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