Re: Question regarding process.

Dear Professor Krauss

Please find attached a letter advising you of the suspension of your Honorary Academic Appointment at the ANU, pending an investigation by the University of a complaint made against you regarding an incident at the Australian Skeptics Convention in November 2016.

I have also attached, in a single file, the relevant ANU Policy Documents.

Yours sincerely,

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Kiaran Kirk

Professor Kiaran Kirk
Dean
ANU College of Science
The Australian National University
Executive Assistant: Angela Ryan
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Good Morning Dr. Krauss,

I am writing to let you know that I have concluded my inquiry. A memorandum with a summary of my findings has been submitted to the Provost Office for a final determination.

Information regarding the final outcome will be sent to you via email.

All the best,

Carla

Carla Mahnke,
Office of Equity and Inclusion

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I thought it had been concluded awhile ago. At least according to our conversation.

Lawrence M. Krauss

Director, The Origins Project at ASU

Foundation Professor

School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department

Arizona State University,

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Hi Dr. Krauss,

During our phone conversation on August 25th I informed you of my finding, that there was no violation of university policy. I had not yet completed my summary of the inquiry in a memorandum. My memorandum concludes the inquiry/investigative process.

I hope this helps to clarify our interaction and the other remaining steps outlined in P20 procedures:https://provost.asu.edu/policies/procedures/p20.

Glad to discuss further if needed.

Carla

Carla Mahnke, Ed.D.
Office of Equity and Inclusion

Dear Professor Krauss,

I have now been able to speak with the relevant person in HR.

Complaints such as these arise rarely, and there is not a specific document outlining the protocol that is followed.

The University is committed to reviewing such matters thoroughly. If there has been an allegation of a potential breach of the code of conduct by an honorary academic, the guiding principle is that that the university ensures substantive and procedural fairness to all parties. Allegations are provided to the honorary academic in writing and he or she is then provided with an opportunity to lodge a response. This response and other relevant materials are reviewed by the nominated delegate (in this case, me). Based on the response received the nominated delegate may seek further information from relevant parties giving, in each case, a reasonable time to respond. Once all the information has been received the delegate makes a determination and then communicates this, with the reasons for the decision, to both the complainant and the honorary academic.

The Visiting and Honorary Appointments Policy and Procedure was included in documentation sent to you on 3 October 2017, and I have, for convenience, included the documentation as an attachment to this email.

With regard to this particular matter, I would hope to communicate the outcome to you next week.

Yours sincerely,

Kiaran Kirk

Professor Kiaran Kirk
Dean
ANU College of Science
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA

Executive Assistant: Angela Ryan
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Dear Professor Krauss

Please find attached a letter advising you of the outcome of the University's investigation into the allegation against you of a breach of the ANU Code of Conduct.

Yours sincerely,

Kiaran Kirk

Professor Kiaran Kirk
Dean
ANU College of Science
The Australian National University

Executive Assistant: Angela Ryan
T: C:

CRICOS Provider #00120C

Dear Carla:

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Would it be possible to forward me a copy of the selfie photograph from the complaint that was resolved in August? 1 have no copy of it, and keep reading about it.

Thanks.

Lawrence

Lawrence M. Krauss
Director, The Origins Project at ASU
Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative
Foundation Professor
School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department
Arizona State University,

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Hello Dr. Krauss,

I am unable to send you a copy of the photograph that was submitted to my office. However, I am glad to schedule a time for you to view the photograph in my office. Just so you are aware, this is the same photograph that I shared with you when we met in your office on August 24, 2017.

I would also like to inform you that my office is re-opening the investigation that I conducted last year given new information disclosed in a recent news article. This article provided the names of two new eyewitnesses, Michael Marshall and Jo Alabaster, who reported observing the alleged behavior/conduct at the 2016 Australian Skeptics Convention.

I have attached a Notice of Investigation and university policies and procedures to this email.

Thank you,
Carla

Carla Mahnke, Ed.D.
Sr EEO Consultant
Office of Equity and Inclusion
Arizona State University

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Good Afternoon Dr. Krauss,

You will be given an opportunity to respond to all information gathered and are welcome to provide me with names of individuals whom you feel have relevant information and should be interviewed. In the meantime, if you would like to view the photograph I am happy to arrange a time for you to do so.

I have not reviewed a copy of the ANU report that you mention below. Is this something that you can send to me so I can review the information contained within?

Thanks,
Carla

Carla Mahnke, Ed.D.
Sr EEO Consultant
Office of Equity and Inclusion
Arizona State University

ASU #1 in the U.S. for innovation #1 ASU #2 Stanford #3 MIT —U.S. News & World Report

Dear Carla:

This shocks me very much. I provided both ANU reports to the University following your investigation, and I am frankly amazed that your office wouldn't be aware of them. The thought that the office would reopen an investigation based on the BuzzFeed article and not previously reopen it based on possibly exculpatory information that was obtained from essentially the same witnesses that was provided to the University 3 months ago is of some concern.

In any case, I am happy to provide you now with both the original letter from ANU, which provided the details of the original complaint, and the final report which essentially dismissed the complaint. I believe you will find there all the information you might glean from repeating the process again. I truly think this should settle the issue, but you probably don't think I am objective about this. (I believe I am :) ).

In any case, could you contact me following receipt and digestion of this information by you and your office? I am very concerned about the process now being driven by Internet news and not having been soberly concluded based on true impartial investigation that has already been carried out without the bias and agenda that clearly governed the Buzzfeed goals. I want to feel that an external review of this process would find it fair, and appropriate.

Lawrence