Santa Cruz, California
What has been reported publicly about abuse at this school, newest first. Each entry describes its legal or disciplinary status as reported and links to the original source.
UC investigators determined that a former assistant professor of Latin American and Latino studies sexually assaulted a female student in 2015.
Status: Found by UC investigators to have sexually assaulted the student; resigned.
Response: The University of California agreed to pay the student $1.15 million to settle her case.
A former UC Santa Cruz associate professor of history of consciousness was accused by a former student of sexually assaulting her in 2013, and by other complainants of harassment, physical aggression toward a student and supplying drugs and alcohol to underage students.
Status: University investigation found evidence supporting sexual assault and harassment allegations; fired in August 2019 (firing upheld by the California Court of Appeal in 2024). Never criminally charged. Settled the former student's civil suit in 2024 for $45,000 with no admission of fault.
Response: UC Santa Cruz fired him in 2019.
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Entries summarize public news reports, court filings and official records. Allegations are unproven unless a court or official body has ruled. Report a Frat is not affiliated with any school or fraternity. Last updated 2026-10-16.