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Harvard anthropology professor retires amid accusations of sexual harassment

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Ann GibbonsProminent Andean scholar Gary Urton will retire from Harvard University, amid accusations that he sexually harassed former students during the 18 years he was a member of the faculty.

In an email dated 10 July to his colleagues in the anthropology department, Urton wrote that he had decided to retire as of August.The email comes as Harvard’s Title IX office investigates complaints of sexual harassment filed by at least two former students against Urton, an anthropological archaeologist who chaired the anthropology department from 2012 to 2019.One complainant, Jade Guedes, said in an interview that if Urton retires, he should not be given emeritus status or other benefits that allow him to be on campus.

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