The University of Ghana has suspended a senior lecturer at the Sociology Department for two semesters for sexual harassment.
The lecturer, Dr Sampson Obed Appiah, who was cited in a notice signed by the University's Registrar, Mrs Emelia Agyei-Mensah, was sanctioned together with 16 students for various forms of misconduct.
According to the notice dated March 12, 2025, the senior lecturer misconducted himself contrary to "Section 1.1(A) of the Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Policy and Sectio 10.0 of the Code of Conduct for Academic Staff.
He is among other things expected to issue a formal written apology to the complainant and is barred from applying for promotion to the next highest grade for one year following the end of the suspension period.
