Richard Hansen, the former dean of Auburn’s college of pharmacy who was found by Auburn University’s Title IX Office to have sexually harassed a student in spring 2021, is no longer employed by Auburn University, a University administrator said.
Jennifer Adams, the University's executive director of public affairs, told The Plainsman in an email Tuesday afternoon that Hansen resigned from his position as a faculty member earlier on Tuesday.
“Richard Hansen will not be teaching at Auburn,” Adams said in the email. “He resigned today from his position as an Auburn faculty member. He is no longer employed by the university.”
Hansen resigned from his position as dean on Feb. 18, one day after The Plainsman reported that Title IX documents showed that Hansen had sexually harassed a student. While no longer dean, he remained as a tenured professor with the University until resigning from that position.
Auburn’s faculty handbook does little to address what happens when a tenured professor resigns from their position. The Plainsman has reached out to University administration for more details surrounding Hansen’s resignation and will update this story as more information is made available.
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Evan Mealins, senior in philosophy and economics, is the editor-in-chief of The Auburn Plainsman.
