Lee Chandler Carter is a composer.
In 2018, Lee Chandler Carter enclosed an unsolicited letter professing attraction to one of his female undergraduate students with her final graded project. After she reported it to the university, he apologized. His apology was published in Newsweek. Hofstra University stated that they neither condoned nor prohibited such behavior since she was no longer his student, and that they would revisit their sexual harassment policy. As of 2025, Carter remains at Hofstra.
Affiliations
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Articles
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Merinuk, Madeline (April 23, 2019). Hofstra student claims letter allegedly written by music professor demonstrates sexual harassment. The Hofstra Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 16, 2025.
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Jaschik, Scott (April 25, 2019). ‘Foolish and Dangerous Attraction’ or Harassment. Inside Higher Ed. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019.
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Fink, Jenni (April 25, 2019). Hofstra Music Professor Apologizes for Confessing 'Foolish and Dangerous' Attraction for Student. Newsweek. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019.