Harvard University officially instituted a ban on sexual relationships between professors and undergraduate students this week. The decision followed Harvard’s review of its policy against sexual and gender-based harassment, as universities all over the country face investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for Title IX violations.
Harvard professor Alison Johnson, who led the panel that wrote the updated policy, explained that the ban is a formalization of an existing culture, which frowns upon student-professor relationships. Still, having that culture codified is crucial, she told HuffPost Live on Thursday.
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