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Officials from the University of Texas at Austin released a report Thursday, January 10 detailing 17 cases of employee sexual misconduct that took place between November 2017 and December 2019, including three faculty members and one research fellow. The allegations ranged in severity from failing to disclose a consensual relationship with a graduate student, to repeated unwelcome comments, to stalking both on- and off-campus.
”Every individual who serves our university must feel valued, respected and free to learn and work in a safe environment,” a university statement reads. ”UT Austin takes all allegations of sexual misconduct seriously and investigates them expeditiously.”
Among the three faculty members is Johann “Hans” Hofmann, a professor of integrative biology. Hofmann allegedly made sexual comments to a graduate student and attempted to begin a relationship with the same student in 2018. After an investigation found the complaint credible, Hofmann received a ...
