Paul Cubeta: Sexual Harassment Hearing and Cover-Up

After four male students told the college administration that Bread Loaf Professor Paul Cubeta had sexually harassed and assaulted them, the college held an internal hearing that resulted in no official ruling. Cubeta resigned from his position as director of Bread Loaf, but was granted another position as director of development. The administration did not make any of the information regarding the charges public, despite several editorials the following year from The Campus that addressed the incident, asked for information regarding the charges, and criticized the college's decision to keep them secret while awarding Cubeta another job at the college. The Burlington Free Press also reported that College English professor Robert Hill had approached Dr. Robison (Middlebury's President) in the mid-1970’s and said, “that Cubeta was harassing male students,” yet nothing was done. The Campus published news stories, opinion pieces, letters to the editor, and editorials about this topic.

1988-1989