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misconduct

“Implicit Unwelcome Sexual Advances” and Thelonious Monk

February 22, 2016 by Rachel Driggers Leave a Comment
(photo by Hoffnungsschimmer (Ray of Hope))

I cannot listen to vocal music when I’m working—I find the lyrics distracting, worming their way into whatever I’m doing. So, instrumental jazz has always been the background music of my creative endeavors: piano, trumpet, saxophone, whatever — as long as it’s beautiful. Everything but Thelonious Monk’s version of “When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.” … [Read more…]

Posted in: News Feed, Our Voices Tagged: higher education, misconduct, professor, sexual harassment, Thelonious Monk