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He screamed. He cursed. He harassed.

I reported him.

The result?

He stayed at the Eastman School of Music. I got expelled.

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He Got A Slap on the Wrist. I Got Expelled.
Excerpts from my Eastman complaint to the New York State Division of Human Rights—submitted under penalty of perjury.
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June 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
urochester.bsky.social
Seen tonight on Jeopardy!

#Meliora #EverBetter #WhatIsBetter
TV screen with the Jeopardy clue "The University of Rochester translates its motto 'MELIORA' as this comparative word."
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
notorious-rbn.bsky.social
I was expelled during an open harassment and retaliation investigation—by the administrators being investigated. No warning, process, or appeal.

It gets worse:

1/5

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thefireorg.bsky.social Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression @thefireorg.bsky.social · Jun 18
This is Rebecca. She was a PhD student at the University of Rochester.

After speaking out about harassment by a professor, the Eastman School of Music didn’t support her — they retaliated, then expelled her without warning.

All for telling the truth — and we need your help.
June 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
urochester.bsky.social
🗓️ 2025: Watch in wonder...✨
#EverWonder #EverBetter
#YearInReview
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Amazing to see @cvsuor.bsky.social faculty @flaumeye.bsky.social #RochesterOptics achievements highlighted among 1️⃣7️⃣5️⃣ contributions to the world#AdaptiveOptics #LASIK #WavefrontSensing #IOLs #URochesterResearch #EverBetter @urochester.bsky.social @urengineering.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
notorious-rbn.bsky.social
1/ When I reported harassment, the school's Title IX Coordinator advised me to transfer.

In the first meeting.

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Maybe You Should Transfer
"Please don't take this the wrong way..."
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July 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
notorious-rbn.bsky.social
1/ Q: How many students have left the Eastman School of Music with an NDA?

A: Too many.

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Ghosts of Eastman Past
Spoiler alert: Everybody knew.
rebeccabryantnovak.substack.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
notorious-rbn.bsky.social
1/ The cult of personality around an abusive professor didn’t just survive a harassment finding—it intensified.

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The "Varon Zone"
At Eastman, we're "a family."
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
renegaderesearch.bsky.social
Dr. Spiritos treats many gastrointestinal and liver disorders, #IBS, functional abdominal pain, motility disorders, dysautonomias like #POTS, #MCAS, issues in hypermobility syndromes like #EDS everbettermedicine.health/team/zac-spi...

He integrates nutrition, lifestyle changes, gut-brain therapies
Meet Our Team | EverBetter Medicine
EverBetter Medicine is proud to offer an experienced clinical team, led by Dr. Zachary Spiritos. Learn more about our providers' qualifications & expertise.
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February 26, 2026 at 1:36 AM
urochester.bsky.social
A researcher is a problem solver 🧪

A team of 10 undergraduate students has pioneered a new 3D-bioprinting technology that efficiently replicates useful chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by our changing climate.

#EverBetter #URochesterResearch | uofr.us/4iZo2Xr
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May 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
notorious-rbn.bsky.social
1/ My advisor said I was "impregnated" by a former prof while I was TA'ing 60 students. Later he kept saying "I need to get him out of you."
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He Harassed. I Got Expelled.
"Impregnated" at Eastman. Then kicked out.
rebeccabryantnovak.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
urochester.bsky.social
The largest laser at any university—ever!

Our football-field-sized Omega Laser Facility at Laboratory for Laser Energetics is home to Nobel Prize winners and trains generations of the nation’s leading physics researchers

#EverBetter #URochesterResearch
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March 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
urochester.bsky.social
On #WorldAIDSDay we honor URochester’s fight against AIDS

@urochestersmd.bsky.social alum Michael Gottlieb first identified the disease in 1981; our libraries house one of the largest HIV/AIDS poster collections; and @rocvictoryalliance.bsky.social leads on HIV vaccines

#EverWonder #EverBetter
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December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
karabren.bsky.social
We are very happy to welcome Prof. Tom Driver to the @urochester.bsky.social chemistry faculty starting July 1 2025! He will be bringing his expertise in synthetic methodology and drug development while enhancing our high-throughput experimentation capabilities. www.sas.rochester.edu/chm/people/f...
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Official Bluesky account for the University of Rochester A University of thinkers, makers, researchers, performers, healers—pushing boundaries to Make the World #EverBetter About Us: https://www.roch...
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May 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
aeforbes.bsky.social
Meliora is the motto of my alma mater. @urochester.bsky.social‬ #EverBetter
www.rochester.edu/emerging-lea...
April 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
urochester.bsky.social
New look, same promise: Ever wonder. Ever better.

Today, we're proud to launch a refreshed brand identity that keeps pace with the dynamic, collaborative, and innovative spirit that has always defined us.

#EverWonder #EverBetter #URochester

www.rochester.edu/communicatio...
Introducing the refreshed University of Rochester brand | Marketing and Communications
Discover the refreshed University of Rochester brand. Rooted in research and fueled by creativity, our new brand reflects academic excellence, innovation, and the spirit of Ever Better.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
notorious-rbn.bsky.social
Part 1 of a great piece by @kattenbarge.bsky.social on the ugly smears from the Eastman School of Music at @urochester.bsky.social after I went public.

#rochester #uofr #everbetter #meliora #urochesterresearch #rochesterbound #thisisROC #AcademicSky #EduSky #MeToo #highered #musicsky #musiciansky
kattenbarge.bsky.social Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · Mar 3
Smear campaigns in Reddit comments have become a fixture of celebrity legal dramas, but they aren't just affecting public figures. For @spitfirenews.com, I investigated anonymous online attacks against a woman who reported a music professor for sexual harassment.
spitfirenews.com/p/she-report...
She reported her professor. Then the Reddit comments poured in.
Part one of an investigation into an online smear campaign that followed a complaint against a music school.
spitfirenews.com
March 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
urochester.bsky.social
For those checking out “Avatar: Fire and Ash” tonight!

Linguist & URochester alum Paul Frommer ’65 built Na’vi, the language spoken on Pandora and a popular fictional language like Klingon, Elvish & Dothraki

Ayoel ayngati kameie nìwotx! We see you all!

#EverWonder #EverBetter
Paul Frommer, standing on a movie set.
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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July 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
renegaderesearch.bsky.social
Register for our Clinician's Roundtable with neurogastroenterologist Dr. Zac Spiritos on Friday, March 27 at 1 pm ET here:

us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

He will speak and the a Q & A and discussion session will follow

Our co-host on this event is @meactionnc.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Clinician's Roundtable: GI-NeuroImmune Axis & the role of Histamine and Mast Cells. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining t...
Zachary Spiritos, MD, will speak and a Q & A and discussion session will follow. Zac Spiritos is a Duke-trained neurogastroenterologist and founder of EverBetter Medicine, a telehealth clinic focused...
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February 26, 2026 at 1:36 AM
everbetteru.bsky.social
🎄✨ Happy Holidays from Ever Better® to you! ✨🎄

Wishing you a holiday filled with joy, love, and the powerful belief that anything is possible.

#GenerativePower #HappyHolidays #HolidayInspiration #ExecutiveCoach #EverBetter
December 25, 2024 at 6:37 PM
urengineering.bsky.social
Phlotonics, co-founded by @urochester.bsky.social alumni, won a $1.1M AIM Photonics contract to launch BioproSense™, a platform advancing real-time biosensing for regenerative medicine💡🧬 www.phlotonics.com/article.cfm?... #EverBetter #Innovation #Photonics #URochesterResearch
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September 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
urochesterwarner.bsky.social
🌟 Exciting news for Warner! 🌟 Thanks to alumna Mary Ellen Burris ’68W (EdM), a new endowed professorship has been established for early-career faculty. Congrats to Yu Jung Han ’22W (PhD), the inaugural holder! 💙📚

Read more: uofr.us/Burris-Professorship

#URWarner #EverBetter
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
renegaderesearch.bsky.social
We have another Clinician’s Roundtable on Friday, March 27 at 1 pm ET US:

“When the Gut-Brain Axis Goes Wrong: Mast Cells, Histamine, and Practical Clinical Management” with neurogastroenterologist Dr. Zac Spiritos bsky.app/profile/rene...

You can register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 8, 2026 at 1:26 AM
urochester.bsky.social
It's space dust, only cleaner 🌠

Prof. Kevin Righter came to Rochester as a former NASA curation lead, making sure rocks and dust collected by OSIRIS-REx were kept pristine

The asteroid samples are described as a “precious gift from the cosmos”

#EverBetter #URochesterResearch

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Professor Righter stands with his arms crossed in front of an office wall decorated with NASA memorabilia. A silver, metallic, rectangular tray holds black rock and dust sample.
April 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM