Professional Documents
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Below are two motions the Senate Executive Committee will bring forward to the Senate meeting on
January 23, 2018. Before each motion is included the background case for making these motions. We
look forward to the opportunity to discuss them with you.
• The fact that this behavior may have taken place with the consent of
students in some cases does not excuse the behavior. Voluntary consent in
sexual or sexualized behavior by a student with a faculty member is
inherently suspect because of the asymmetry in power (see report IV.A, p.
176).
◦ Jaeger had sexual relationships with two students over whom
he exercised academic authority (see report II.B.2.b, pp. 76-
77). Contemporary regulations for faculty (Faculty Handbook,
February 2007 and July 2008 revisions, II.A.2.b) “strongly
discouraged” sexual relationships between faculty and "students over
whom they have a direct, current supervisory or evaluative
relationship."