UBC’s Galloway admits to affair with a student

LASTED TWO YEARS

approximately two years.”

The statement says Galloway “does not seek to minimize it or hide from it. He seeks fair treatment for all involved, and an end to the scurrilous assertions and accusations that have proliferated in the vacuum of information.”

Galloway was suspended with pay in November 2015 after the initial allegations against him were made. UBC appointed Boyd to head the probe and then fired Galloway after the lengthy investigation, with no severance pay.

The administration concluded “there was a record of misconduct that resulted in an irreparable breach of the trust placed in faculty members by the university, its students and the general public,” according to Philip Steenkamp, UBC’s vicepresident of external relations.

However, the university’s faculty association said it had “serious concerns with the university administration’s misleading public and private comments regarding Prof. Galloway” and continues to defend him in a grievance process, which is set to go to arbitration in March.

Those close to the situation have stated privately that Galloway did not dispute the report’s findings because he felt they cleared him of the most serious allegations.

The vague information and rumours around Galloway’s dismissal have led to him being linked to rape culture in online posts, with many comparing his case to the Jian Ghomeshi legal ordeal. Galloway signed a confidentiality agreement early in the process, but UBC has said he’s free to speak if he waives his privacy rights.

Neither the faculty association nor UBC have immediately responded to Postmedia’s calls to comment.