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3 Dartmouth professors accused of ‘serious misconduct’ are on leave

In this photo taken Monday March 12, 2012, students walk across the Dartmouth College campus green in Hanover, N.H. More than a quarter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity's membership has been accused by the school's judicial council of hazing after a former member's public airing of what he says he experienced as a pledge in 2009, including being forced to swim in a kiddie pool of vomit and other bodily fluids. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Jim Cole / AP

By Associated Press

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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College says it has placed three psychology professors on paid leave and restricted their access to campus pending the conclusion of investigations into allegations of “serious misconduct.”

College spokeswoman Diana Lawrence said in a statement Wednesday that Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences professors Todd Heatherton, Bill Kelley and Paul Whalen are on paid leave.

The statement from the Ivy League school did not detail the allegations. It said it is engaged in a “thorough and impartial process that protects the rights of all parties and promote the safety of our campus community.”

Emails were sent to the professors seeking comment. An email to Heatherton generated an automatic reply saying he is on sabbatical and isn’t monitoring his account until September 2018.