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Professor Changed Policies After Galloway Accuser’s Incomplete Thesis Accepted
Lyon said she accepted the unfinished work after pressure from a senior colleague and later wrote new thesis-completion rules.
- On Wednesday, University of British Columbia creative writing professor Annabel Lyon concluded her testimony in Steven Galloway's defamation trial, addressing her role in the controversial graduation of the student who accused him of sexual assault.
- Lyon admitted she 'signed off' on the incomplete thesis of student A.B. in July 2015 due to pressure from professor Keith Maillard, stating she regrets the decision 'To this day.'
- During a faculty meeting, Lyon shared materials from A.B. including claims a CBC legal team found her allegations 'damning,' and testified she told colleagues A.B. would go public if the university took no action.
- Regarding a 2015 incident where she contacted police about Galloway's alleged suicidality, Lyon maintained her actions were 'an act of care,' though defense lawyer Daniel Burnett challenged this, noting the police report recorded her calling Galloway 'manipulative.'
- Galloway filed the lawsuit alleging his career was destroyed by unproven sexual assault claims, which retired judge Mary Ellen Boyd previously found unsubstantiated; Lyon and Maillard settled and are no longer parties to the action.
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The Toronto Star+5 Reposted by 5 other sources
Professor changed policies after Galloway accuser’s incomplete thesis accepted
VANCOUVER - A University of B.C. creative writing professor says she personally wrote policies about masters thesis completions after she regretfully signed off on the incomplete thesis for the student
·Toronto, Canada
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Professor changed policies after Galloway accuser's incomplete thesis accepted
VANCOUVER - A University of B.C. creative writing professor says she personally wrote policies about masters thesis completions after she regretfully signed off on the incomplete thesis for the student who accused author Steven Galloway of sexual assault.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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