June 3, 2005

Inappropriate Behavior From a Professor

To the Editor:

The case of James R. Sofka speaks to the heart of sexual harassment ("Don't Stand So Close to Me," The Chronicle, April 29). In the context of law, sexual harassment in the workplace, school, etc., involves relations between two people of unequal power. Professors have power over the fates of students, whether we acknowledge it or not. ...

Sexual harassment involves instances in which the less powerful person in a relationship perceives the more powerful person to

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