A committee examining the climate within Harvardâs Anthropology department recommended in a final report this month that the department establish a code of conduct, allow access to third-party arbitration in misconduct investigations, and order an external review when âpowerfulâ figures in the department are accused of sexual misconduct.
The department formed a Standing Committee for a Supportive Departmental Community last year following an investigation by The Crimson that revealed three male faculty â former department chairs Theodore C. Bestor and Gary Urton and professor John L. Comaroff â faced allegations of sexual harassment, and that dozens of current and past students said the departmentâs culture disadvantaged women.