Dr. Leah Hollis Featured In MAINLINE TODAY- Congratulations!

With the anticipated release of her second book, Bully in the Ivory Tower, Dr. Leah Hollis of Patricia Berkly LLC is featured in the October issue as one of the "21 Power Women" of MAINLINE TODAY.

Leah Hollis of Patricia Berkly LLC is featured in the October issue as one of the "21 Power Women" of MAINLINE TODAY. Dr. Hollis, author of Unequal Opportunity: Fired without cause, filing with the EEOC has just completed her second book Bully in the Ivory Tower: how incivility and aggression erode American higher education, which is slated for release in fall 2012.

Her new book reveals that bullying occurs in higher education for 62% of staff. These findings which are based on a survey of 175 colleges and universities reveal a rate of workplace bullying 58% higher than the general population. Women, people of color and members of the LBGT community are disproportionately the target of bullying in higher education. Other finds in the book reveal who is most likely to be the target of bullying, how people are responding and coping with workplace bullying and also the enormous cost of workplace bullying with 16% of staff reporting that had left a previous institutions of higher learning because of a workplace bullying.

Over the past year, she has been featured on several radio shows and appeared in conference presentations at NCORE and the American Association of Affirmative Action. Leah Hollis is a diversity trainer and healthy workplace advocate who conducts in person and virtual training opportunities. Her work has gained national and international attention.


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