Afternoon Update: Harvard Anthropologist Is Accused of Harassment at Past Job

Can doctoral training be reinvented?; U. of Iowa ordered to release report on football program's "racial or cultural biases"; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( Did someone forward you this newsletter? [Sign up free]( to receive your own copy. SEXUAL MISCONDUCT [Harvard Anthropologist Is Accused of Sexual Harassment at His Previous University]( John Comaroff was found this year to have violated Harvard University’s sexual-harassment and professional-conduct policies. Now an amended lawsuit against Harvard details additional claims of harassment while Comaroff was at the University of Chicago. (The Harvard Crimson) ADVERTISEMENT BACKGROUNDER [The Patron]( By Nell Gluckman [STORY IMAGE]( Harvard’s John Comaroff is an influential anthropologist and a dedicated adviser. Three women say he abused his power. BACKGROUNDER [They Signed a Letter in Support of a Colleague. Now They Want to Take It Back.]( By Nell Gluckman [STORY IMAGE]( Prominent scholars at Harvard signed a letter questioning the university’s treatment of a professor who was sanctioned. In a new statement, nearly all said they wish to retract their signatures. THE REVIEW | ESSAY [Doctoral Training Is Ossified. Can We Reinvent It?]( By Zeb Larson [STORY IMAGE]( Lessons from the short-lived Next Generation Humanities Ph.D. program. LATITUDES [International Students in a Post-'Roe’ World]( By Karin Fischer [STORY IMAGE]( Could the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision lead to a red state-blue state divide in international enrollments? THE EDGE [The Edge: Getting the Lowdown on a Campus]( By Goldie Blumenstyk A presidential candidate goes undercover to see how the institution works — and what locals really think of it — before helping plan a reset. ACCUSATIONS OF RACISM [U. of Iowa Is Ordered to Release Report Detailing Coaches’ Actions]( A judge disagreed with the university’s argument that a law firm’s investigation, which found that Iowa’s football program had “perpetuated racial or cultural biases,” was protected by attorney-client privilege. Former players sued the university in 2020. (The Gazette) RESEARCH OVERSIGHT [Postdoc Who Was Punished for Research Misconduct Wins Another Federal Grant]( Shuo Chen, previously a postdoc at the University of California at Berkeley, was found to have faked data. Chen, now a postdoc at New York University, did not admit wrongdoing. (Retraction Watch) RACIAL AND GENDER INEQUITY [Amid the Pandemic, Black Women Struggle to Repay Student Loans]( Black women are more than twice as likely as white men to owe at least $50,000 in undergraduate debt. And they haven’t recovered financially from the pandemic, even as the economy has bounced back, according to a new report. (Center for Responsible Lending) EVENTS [Browse Upcoming and On-Demand Virtual Events]( [STORY IMAGE]( Join a discussion with national experts and leading practitioners on how to navigate an uncertain future and what new ideas your institution can pursue. SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHRONICLE Enjoying the newsletter? [Subscribe today]( for unlimited access to essential news, analysis, and advice. SPONSOR CONTENT | TCS Education System [Three Ways to Advance President Biden’s Mental Health Initiative]( ADVERTISEMENT FROM THE CHRONICLE STORE [The Library of the Future]( [The Library of the Future]( Academic libraries occupy a central position on campus, literally and figuratively. Explore the challenges libraries and librarians have endured in recent years, how this transformation is affecting institutions, and the ways they’ve adapted to it. [Order your copy today.]( NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK [Please let us know what you thought of today's newsletter in this three-question survey](. This newsletter was sent to {EMAIL}. [Read this newsletter on the web](. [Manage]( your newsletter preferences, [stop receiving]( this email, or [view]( our privacy policy. © 2022 [The Chronicle of Higher Education]( 1255 23rd Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037