Across the two years she has worked at the American University library, Sydney Henry has compiled a notebook of her experiences. The pages chronicle, she says, a years-long pattern of intimidation and belittlement by supervisors. Henry said she was left out of meetings and was told she was lucky her employers gave her a chance despite her youth. Henry, 23, is the library’s ...

Academic bullying is hidden in plain sight

... And, above all, there is no mention of emails, emails, emails: hundreds, thousands of them, full of unnecessary or impossible jobs – emails telling you off for not doing said unnecessary or impossible jobs – emails undermining you in front of others – emails magnifying minor failures – or emails damning with faint or ambi...

Academic bullying has recently received much greater attention from stakeholders and decision-makers in the scientific community through news coverage, actions taken against culpable lab leaders, and serious corrective measures taken by large institutions. Though some reports claim higher rates of bullying in academic compared to non-academic settings, one suspects there would h...

 

Workplace bullying is...