...of former @uaanchorage archaeologist David Yesner, convicted of numerous Title IX sexual misconduct offenses and banned forever from the U of Alaska system, when he showed up at the meeting. To cover their incompetence and apathy, they banned a journalist...
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...who was doing his best to coordinate with the victims and remove Yesner from the meeting. The ban included my participation on Saturday in a long-planned
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...Meanwhile the victims, UAA students, were unable to attend many of the sessions they wanted to because they had to spend all their time using a buddy system to avoid running into Yesner, who was constantly on the move throughout the meeting. Their experience...
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...at the meeting, to which they had also traveled from afar, was essentially ruined and a waste of time for them (this is based on their statements to me.) I have rarely seen such pathetic a lack of adherence to written anti-
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...and such a blatant attempt by the clueless bureaucrats who "lead" the organization to deflect attention from their own failings. Fortunately there is one last chance for SAA members to salvage the sullied reputation of this organization, which is to turn out...
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...in large numbers for the
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PS--Thanks also to the folks who racked up 4000 page views today on my blog, where several posts outlining the history of the Yesner matter can be found: http://michael-balter.blogspot.com/
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I liked you already. Now you are a hero to me Michael.
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Please post email and links to this society so fellow academics scan wxpress need for a new board and anti-Oppression training for everyone.
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