Sponsored Feature: Can academic bullying be stopped?
Academic bullying is ubiquitous. A survey of more than 2,000 academics (primarily post-doc and graduate students in life sciences) revealed 84% had experienced “sustained hostile behavior from one’s academic superior.” According to study coauthor and Wake Forest University business professor Sherry Moss, “those who had been bullied or abused were unlikely to report the abuse due to fear of retaliation.”
