How does society view and define sexual harassment of students by academicians? Does the collegiate environment exacerbate the problem and contribute to its current epidemic proportions? What can students, faculty, and administrators do about the problem? The Lecherous Professor addresses these timely issues, including the dilemma of teacher-student dating, newly devised policy statements on sexual harassment from several institutions, and faculty uneasiness about administrative directives on sexual harassment.
 

Billie Wright Dziech is professor of literature, assistant to the dean at the University of Cincinnati's University College, and a consultant on sexual harassment in higher education. Linda Weiner, after twenty years in university administration, is now founding partner of Educational Publishing Resources, Cincinnati, and consults on sexual harassment and women's issues.
 

"This is an important book: its sense of outrage is communicated through an impeccably presented argument. Lechery isn't funny when it damages its victims. Dziech and Weiner have done a service to both males and females in taking their subject way past the joke stage." -- Anne Bernays, Boston Sunday Globe

"Far more than just a compendium of juicy horror stories about licentious professors abusing their positions and their female students. It is an in-depth look at the problem of female sexual harassment on campus today." -- Barbara Townsend, Higher Education

"Compellingly candid comments from students and professors backed by revealing cases and statistics, with sensitive discussions of the hazards and possible damage to both accuser and accused." -- Ann Morrissett Davidon, Philadelphia Inquirer