Campus Complicity

Faculty Sexual Misconduct in Illinois

Professors and employees at the University of Illinois who face credible accusations of sexual harassment often face minimal consequences.

Impact of Our Reporting

Lawmakers and Students Say Professors Who Sexually Harass Should Face Stronger Consequences

by Rachel Otwell, NPR Illinois

September 5, 2019, 2:00 pm EDT

6 stories published since 2019

NPR Illinois Journalists Can’t Report Freely on University of Illinois Sexual Misconduct. These Organizations Want that to Change.

by Mary Hansen and Rachel Otwell, NPR Illinois

November 8, 2019, 6:27 pm EST
A University Committee Urged Changes to the Handling of Sexual Harassment, but Leaders Haven’t Said When They’ll Adopt Reforms

by Rachel Otwell, NPR Illinois

October 18, 2019, 2:00 pm EDT
Assaults, Bullying, Rape: A Lawsuit Against One Professor Claims a University Didn’t Stop Him

by Rachel Otwell and Mary Hansen, NPR Illinois, and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica

September 10, 2019, 4:53 pm EDT
One Campus. Seven Professors Facing Harassment Accusations. Few Consequences.

by Rachel Otwell, NPR Illinois, and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica

August 27, 2019, 6:00 am EDT
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers

by Rachel Otwell, NPR Illinois, and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica

August 27, 2019, 6:00 am EDT