Students Protest Gabriel Piterberg’s Return to UCLA After Sexual Misconduct Suspension

UCLA professor Gabriel Piterberg’s return to campus after suspension for sexually harassing and assaulting two graduate students resulted in student protests, canceled classes, and a sign on his chalkboard that read, “Good morning sexual harasser.” Campus Watch covered Piterberg’s case, and that of UC Berkeley’s Nezar AlSayyad, in December.

Cinnamon Stillwell analyzes Middle East studies academia in West Coast colleges and universities for Campus Watch. A San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of San Francisco State University, she is a columnist, blogger, and social media analyst. Ms. Stillwell, a former contributing political columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, has written on a wide variety of topics, including the political atmosphere in American higher education, and has appeared as a guest on television and talk radio.
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