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BU’s College of Arts and Sciences. The university announced Friday it had fired former CAS professor David Marchant, who was found to have sexually harassed a graduate student in 1999. BRITTANY CHANG/ DFP STAFF

BU professor fired for harassment charges

Alex LaSalvia April 19, 2019
Boston University administrators announced Friday the termination of David Marchant, a former geology professor who was found to have sexually harassed a female graduate student on a research trip to Antarctica in 1999.

Marchant Glacier renamed in light of professor’s sexual harassment

Haley Lerner September 20, 2018
Marchant Glacier in Antarctica, originally named for Boston University Earth and environment professor David Marchant, has been renamed in wake of findings that Marchant sexually harassed students.
The Charles River. Flooding on the East Coast is getting worse and causing roadways to suffer. PHOTO BY PAIGE TWOMBLY/DFP FILE PHOTO

New England flooding: a more imminent threat than previously thought

Sarika Ram April 2, 2018
As sea levels rise, researchers predict that Boston’s roads are going to have to increasingly withstand high tide flooding, costing drivers millions of hours in traffic delays annually.
The geology department in CAS. PHOTO BY VIVIAN MYRON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU rejects professor’s termination appeal after finding him guilty of sexual harassment

Mike Reddy March 12, 2018

Boston University denied researcher David Marchant’s appeal to keep his job late last month after previously concluding that he sexually harassed a young female graduate student around two decades...

EDITORIAL: It shouldn’t take a push from the media for BU to stand up against sexual harassment

Editors November 21, 2017

A little over a year ago, David Marchant, a professor in Boston University’s earth and environment department, was accused of several accounts of sexual harassment. It quickly became clear that the research...

A member of the Boston University Graduate Student Union speaks at a rally against sexual assault following allegations against BU professor David Marchant. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU concludes professor sexually harassed female research students in Antarctica

Alana Levene November 19, 2017

By Elise Takahama and Alana Levene Boston University’s Office of Equal Opportunity concluded that geology professor David Marchant — who has been accused of multiple counts of sexual harassment...

The BU Graduate Workers Union hosts "Speakout and Rally Against Sexual Harassment in Higher Ed" Wednesday evening at the Metcalf Science Center Plaza. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Department chair under investigation for sexual harassment

Mugdha Gurram October 12, 2017

A number of female Boston University graduates have accused earth and environment department chair David Marchant of sexually harassing them during research trips to Antarctica. After the first allegations...

Boston University students Emelia Chamberlain and Natalie Robinson (CAS '18) are leaving Oct. 28 for Antarctica, where they will be studying and researching with David Marchant, a BU earth and environment professor, and Andrew Christ, a BU doctoral student. PHOTO COURTESY EMELIA CHAMBERLAIN

Undergrads to travel to Antarctica for first time in research program 

Maisie Guzi October 22, 2015

Two Boston University students will be the first undergraduates to participate in the BU Research Education and Communication of Science program’s fieldwork program in Antarctica. Emelia Chamberlain...

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