Brian Schrader is no longer working at Emporia State University.
The psychology professor accused of misconduct against a student last year is not a university employee anymore. In a letter from ESU President Allison Garrett to the campus community, Garrett said: “I wanted to inform the campus community that effective Tuesday, December 11, Dr. Brian Schrader, a faculty member in the Department of Psychology, is no longer at the university.”
Garrett said ESU normally does not offer comment on a staff member’s employment status, but “I am sharing this update with you to honor the commitment I made to be open and transparent in the event that new information was presented.”
The letter does not say whether Schrader voluntarily resigned, stepped down under pressure or was terminated.
Schrader was placed on administrative leave March 28. At that time and also now, the university did not link Schrader’s leave to allegations made by a female international student who claimed Schrader tried to kiss her in May 2017, but Garrett mentioned Schrader as the subject of an investigation following a case of “significant community interest.” As part of a related news article and editorial in the ESU Bulletin, online documentation indicated a “preponderance of evidence” of potential misconduct but fell short of outright confirmation.
