Concordia University president responds to sexual misconduct allegations
MONTREAL — The head of Montreal’s Concordia University says he’s disturbed by the contents of a blog post that makes sexual misconduct allegations against members of the English department.
President Alan Shepard has issued a statement in which he described as “serious” the allegations by blogger Mike Spry, which go beyond Concordia.
Shepard said the post makes specific allegations as well as general allegations of an abusive climate in the department’s creative writing program.
“I am disturbed by what I read in the blog post,” he said in the statement, adding the allegations “will be treated seriously.”