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East to West: Sept. 10, 2021

East to West: Sept. 10, 2021

Veronica Thompson September 10, 2021

Content warning: this episode contains discussion of sexual assault. Cloudy days! Today on East to West, we cover sexual harassment accusations against a CFA professor, discuss the current standings...

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Students question University’s commitment to sexual misconduct prevention after accused CFA professor messages student through Bumble

Daily Free Press Staff September 8, 2021
Allegations prompt students to question the authenticity of increased focus on assault prevention.

Boston College cancels event with CFA professor accused of sexual harassment

Amanda Kaufman February 1, 2018

  A Boston College concert scheduled for Monday night was canceled, allegedly due to the allegations of sexual harassment against Eric Ruske, a Boston University professor who was slated to perform....

The University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra cancels the scheduled performance of horn soloist Erik Ruske, a professor at the School of Music in the College of Fine Arts, who was accused of sexually harassing two students. PHOTO BY HALEY ABRAM/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

UMW Philharmonic Orchestra drops CFA professor from concert lineup

Ellie French April 28, 2017

Boston University College of Fine Arts professor Eric Ruske was pulled from a concert lineup at the University of Mary Washington Philharmonic Orchestra, according to UMW spokesperson Hilary Kanter. Ruske...

Maria Currie, a former Boston University student, speaks at a press conference Wednesday afternoon regarding a sexual harassment case that she and another student filed against a university professor in April. PHOTO BY BRIANNA BURNS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Court denies CFA professor’s request to dismiss sexual harassment charges

Alana Levene March 16, 2017

A federal judge denied Boston University and a College of Fine Arts professor’s request to dismiss five of 10 claims related to a sexual harassment case that CFA students brought against them, according...

Erin Shyr, a junior in the College of Fine Arts, and Maria Currie, a student at the New England Conservatory, speak about their lawsuit against College of Fine Arts professor Eric Ruske and Boston University at a press conference Tuesday morning. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

OP-ED: Why is BU defending a professor accused of sexual harassment?

Editors October 7, 2016

Op-Eds do not reflect the editorial opinion of The Daily Free Press. They are solely the opinion of the author. I was saddened to learn that Boston University is defending a music professor accused of...

Erin Shyr and Maria Currie speak about their lawsuit against College of Fine Arts professor Eric Ruske and Boston University at a press conference on April 12. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DFP FILE PHOTO

As BU pushes to drop sexual harassment claims, CFA professor appears in court

Olivia Williams October 2, 2016

Boston University College of Fine Arts professor Eric Ruske appeared in court Wednesday as the university seeks to drop five of the 10 allegations listed against Ruske in a sexual harassment case. Former...

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Campus News 101: What’s going on at BU

Weihua Li June 7, 2016

The 2015-16 Boston University school year was one marked by voices. Different groups on BU’s campus, may it be adjunct professors, BU Police Department officers, Student Government, cultural student...

Erin Shyr, a junior in the College of Fine Arts, and Maria Currie, a student at the New England Conservatory, are suing College of Fine Arts professor Eric Ruske and Boston University after filing sexual assault complaints with the school. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Two female students sue CFA professor, wish to change BU’s approach to sexual assault

Grace Li April 14, 2016

The two women who sued a Boston University horn professor for sexual harassment said Wednesday that they hope the lawsuit will change the university’s administrative culture that “tolerates and...

EDITORIAL: Sexual harassment claims should be viewed as a wake-up call

EDITORIAL: Sexual harassment claims should be viewed as a wake-up call

Editors April 14, 2016

Two women, Erin Shyr and Maria Currie, filed a complaint on Tuesday against Boston University professor Eric Ruske, claiming sexual harassment and a university’s inability to handle the situation. The...

Erin Shyr, a junior in the College of Fine Arts, and Maria Currie, a student at the New England Conservatory, speak about their lawsuit against College of Fine Arts professor Eric Ruske and Boston University at a press conference Tuesday morning. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students sue BU and CFA professor over sexual harassment allegations

Grace Li April 12, 2016

Two women — one Boston University junior and one former student — filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court Tuesday in which they claim that sexual harassment from a BU College of Fine Arts professor...

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