Sexual Harassment as an Ethical Issue in Academic Life

Bringing both philosophical and legal training to the discussion, this text examines sexual harassment as an ethical issue in education. The author covers various issues involved in campus harassment and explores whether its regulation may conflict with academic freedom and choice in relationships.
Sexual harassment is a controversial and complicated issue on college campuses today. Bringing both philosophical and legal expertise to the discussion, Leslie Pickering Francis here provides the first full examination of issues raised by the definition, understanding, and regulation of campus sexual harassment, and addresses arguments that its regulation may conflict with academic freedom and choice in relationships. Francis's balanced treatment of the issues is supplemented in Part II with added readings from scholars in higher education, illustrative sexual harassment policies, and a selected bibliography.