Where is the dirt on dubious depts, "missing stairs"/harassers?, crazy searches?

[lalochezia]

I'm aware of the academic job wiki https://academicjobs.wikia.org/wiki/Academic_Jobs_Wiki

and the academic sexual harassment database https://academic-sexual-misconduct-database.org/

where else is the scuttlebutt going?

[Wahoo Redux]

Don't forget Universities to Fear

[lalochezia]

bump; surely someone has some thankgiving filth to share?

[science.expat]

Balters Blog

[Parasaurolophus]

At this point, I'm something of an external hard drive for my field's dirt. Not everyone trawls the internet as hard as I do.

[lalochezia]

At this point, I'm something of an external hard drive for my field's dirt. Not everyone trawls the internet as hard as I do.

edited highlights?

[lalochezia]

Balters Blog

that's a great resource!

[Anselm]

Don't forget Universities to Fear

Wow!  Was this ever discussed on the old CHE Fora?  I might add an entry myself. 

[mamselle]

Don't forget Universities to Fear

Wow!  Was this ever discussed on the old CHE Fora?  I might add an entry myself.

Yes, it did pop up from time to time, I think.

At least, when I saw it here, I recognized it...

M.

[Parasaurolophus]

edited highlights?

Nah, they're horror stories, not juicy gossip. If or when something relevant pops up here, I might tell one of them.

(That said, I spread them around my field and subfield, because the 'open secret' model only works to keep the secrets secret, and enable monsters.)

[pepsi_alum]

I've found the Universities to Fear wiki to be useful in some cases. But it's also been my experience that a lot of the truly toxic stories are best acquired through word of mouth.

[traductio]

I spent nearly seven years at a place whose toxicity is legion, but I never put anything on Universities to Fear because I couldn't find a way to do it without making my identity guessable. But google my former department, and you'll find no shortage of local news stories that scratch the surface enough to act as fair warning.