Reducing Risk Around Contrapower Harassment on Campus
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About This Episode
Listen for a description of how contrapower harassment might manifest on campus and learn what steps to take to eliminate it.
Contrapower harassment involves situations where there’s a shifted power dynamic. A person with less power attempts to exert control or influence over someone with more authority or status. Most frequently, we use the term to refer to situations where a student allegedly threatens or harasses a faculty member or administrator.
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Listen Now
About This Episode
Listen for a description of how contrapower harassment might manifest on campus and learn what steps to take to eliminate it.
Contrapower harassment involves situations where there’s a shifted power dynamic. A person with less power attempts to exert control or influence over someone with more authority or status. Most frequently, we use the term to refer to situations where a student allegedly threatens or harasses a faculty member or administrator.
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Featured Speakers
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Heather Salko, Esq.
Manager of Risk Research
Heather oversees the development of risk research publications. Her areas of expertise include employment law, Title IX, and student mental health. Before joining the Risk Research team, she practiced employment and insurance coverage law and handled UE liability claims for more than a decade.
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Janet Elie Faulkner
Founding Attorney, Faulkner Legal
Janet has provided legal guidance and representation to employers and higher education institutions for over three decades. She has conducted independent investigations for employment, faculty, Title IX, discrimination, disability, scientific research, and athletics matters. Janet has been a frequent national speaker and author on employment and higher education law topics.
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