Concordia University releases guidelines on student-instructor relationships
MONTREAL — Concordia University has issued guidelines that will require instructors to disclose in writing any relationship with a student and withdraw completely from all professional duties relating to the student.
Failure to reveal a conflict of interest could result in disciplinary measures for violation of the university’s code of ethics, Concordia said Friday.
The guidelines follow recent allegations of sexual misconduct involving members of its English department’s creative writing program.
Two current creative writing professors at the Montreal university were removed from their classes following allegations levelled at instructors.