Herzing Issues: Student Conduct and Retaliation

This page reproduces entries from a student maintained issue tracker concerning Herzing University's MSN-DE prelicensure nursing program. Each entry carries the tracker's own status label, almost always CONFIRMED or POSSIBLE. Entries marked POSSIBLE are reported concerns pending verification, not findings. Student names have been replaced with consistent pseudonyms (Student A, Student B, and so on); the author is referred to as the reporting student. Faculty and staff are identified by name and role as they appear in the underlying records. See Herzing University Issue Tracker for method, severity definitions, and sources.

Herzing Issues: Student Conduct and Retaliation collects the issues from the Herzing University Issue Tracker that concern student conduct complaints and reported retaliation against a student who raised academic-integrity concerns. Each entry keeps the tracker's issue ID, severity, and status. See Herzing University Issue Tracker for method, severity definitions, and the full index.

Overview

This article covers five tracker entries: a lead entry, HU-066, and four sub-issues, HU-066a through HU-066d, all added on 2026-05-05 and split into their current form on 2026-06-06. The severity mix is heavily weighted toward High (four of the five entries), with HU-066c marked Medium. All five entries share the same status posture: the tracker treats it as confirmed that the underlying EthicsPoint reports were made and documented, while the characterizations within those reports (harassment, exclusion, false accusation, stalking) remain the reporting student's own account rather than adjudicated findings.

The cluster follows a single narrative. After the reporting student raised academic-integrity concerns, he submitted EthicsPoint reports on September 18, 2025, a follow-up on September 22, 2025, and further materials on December 3, 2025, describing four distinct experiences involving Student T and Student G: reported harassment (HU-066a), reported removal from the Discord and GroupMe cohort communication groups (HU-066b), a reported false accusation about a cohort group photo (HU-066c), and conduct he characterized as stalking, including an inquiry into his enrollment status (HU-066d). The recurring owners across the cluster are Student Affairs, the Title IX Coordinator, and the Dean of Students, with Campus Security also named on the stalking sub-issue.

The tracker notes that the EthicsPoint investigation into these reports was closed on September 25, 2025, and that the reporter's request for protections for reporting students was not addressed in the closure response. The cluster cross-references the reporter's documented anxiety and panic disorder (HU-004), the absence of disciplinary action against the reported student (HU-026), and questions about the adequacy of the investigation itself (HU-067).

Issues

HU-066: Lead: following the student's EthicsPoint report, he reported four distinct experiences

Severity	High	Status	CONFIRMED that the reports were made and documented; the underlying characterizations are the reporter's and were submitted to EthicsPoint
Issue type	Lead / index for a split cluster (four reported experiences following a protected report)	Date added	2026-05-05 (split 2026-06-06)
Owner	Student Affairs / Title IX Coordinator / Dean of Students

Finding. Lead entry for four distinct experiences the student reported in EthicsPoint reports dated September 18, 2025 and December 3, 2025 after raising academic-integrity concerns: HU-066a (reported harassment by Student T), HU-066b (reported removal from the Discord and GroupMe cohort groups by Student G), HU-066c (a reported false accusation about a cohort group photo), and HU-066d (conduct the reporter characterized as stalking, including an inquiry into his enrollment status). These are presented as the reporter's documented account; the legal characterizations are attributed to the reporter and the cited standards, not asserted as adjudicated findings. See each sub-issue.

Notes. Split from the original combined HU-066 on 2026-06-06; existing references to HU-066 resolve to this lead. The EthicsPoint investigation was closed September 25, 2025; the reporter's request for protections for reporting students is not addressed in the closure response. Parts: HU-066a, HU-066b, HU-066c, HU-066d. Cross-References: HU-004 (documented anxiety and panic disorder), HU-026 (no disciplinary action against reported student), HU-067 (investigation adequacy).

HU-066a: The student reported harassment by Student T after raising integrity concerns

Severity	High	Status	CONFIRMED that the report was made (EthicsPoint, September 18, 2025); the characterization is the reporter's
Issue type	Reported Harassment Following a Protected Report	Date added	2026-05-05 (split 2026-06-06)
Owner	Title IX Coordinator / Student Affairs

Finding. The student reported in his September 18, 2025 EthicsPoint submission that, after raising integrity concerns, he was subjected to harassment by Student T, including derogatory remarks about his education.

Evidence. EthicsPoint Report (September 18, 2025): the reporter states that after he raised concerns regarding integrity violations he was subjected to harassment by Student T, including derogatory remarks about his education.

Reported statement.

After I raised concerns regarding integrity violations, I was subjected to harassment by Student T, including derogatory remarks about my education.

Standards. Herzing Title IX policy and Annual Security Report prohibit retaliation against individuals who pursue or cooperate in a complaint; 34 C.F.R. 106.71 (Title IX anti-retaliation); Herzing Student Code of Conduct (harassment, unprofessional conduct). Lead: HU-066. These standards are cited by the reporter; the facts as alleged are the reporter's account.

Impact. If a student who reports integrity concerns experiences harassment without institutional protection, the reporting system is chilled.

Notes. Sub-issue of HU-066 (lead). Allegation by the reporting party, documented in EthicsPoint; not an adjudicated finding. Split 2026-06-06.

HU-066b: The student reported being removed from the Discord and GroupMe cohort groups by Student G

Severity	High	Status	CONFIRMED that the report was made (EthicsPoint, September 18, 2025); the characterization is the reporter's
Issue type	Reported Exclusion From Cohort Communication Channels	Date added	2026-05-05 (split 2026-06-06)
Owner	Student Affairs / Dean of Students

Finding. The student reported that Student G removed him from the Discord and GroupMe groups titled Herzing University April 2027 Cohort, citing accusations the reporter characterizes as retaliatory in nature.

Evidence. EthicsPoint Report (September 18, 2025): the reporter states Student G removed him from the Discord and GroupMe groups titled Herzing University April 2027 Cohort, citing accusations that were retaliatory in nature.

Reported statement.

Student G subsequently removed me from the Discord and GroupMe groups that are titled Herzing University April 2027 Cohort, citing accusations that were retaliatory in nature.

Standards. Herzing Title IX and Code of Conduct anti-retaliation provisions; 34 C.F.R. 106.71. Cohort communication groups are the primary informal academic channel, so exclusion isolates a student from peer support and time-sensitive information. Lead: HU-066. Cited by the reporter; alleged facts are the reporter's account.

Impact. Removal from cohort groups isolates the student from peer support, study collaboration, and program information.

Notes. Sub-issue of HU-066 (lead). Allegation by the reporting party, documented in EthicsPoint. Split 2026-06-06.

HU-066c: The student reported a false accusation about a cohort group photo he had permission to post

Severity	Medium	Status	CONFIRMED that the report was made; the characterization is the reporter's
Issue type	Reported False Accusation (Cohort Group Photo)	Date added	2026-05-05 (split 2026-06-06)
Owner	Student Affairs / Dean of Students

Finding. The student reported that he faced false accusations regarding a cohort group photo posted on Facebook, for which he states he had permission.

Evidence. EthicsPoint submission materials: the reporter states he was the subject of false accusations about a cohort group photo posted on Facebook that he had permission to post.

Reported statement.

false accusations against him regarding a cohort group photo posted on Facebook (for which he had permission).

Standards. Herzing Student Code of Conduct (false accusations, harassment). Lead: HU-066. Cited by the reporter; the alleged facts are the reporter's account and the permission claim is not independently adjudicated here.

Impact. False accusations directed at a reporting student can compound social exclusion and reputational harm within the cohort.

Notes. Sub-issue of HU-066 (lead). Allegation by the reporting party. Split 2026-06-06.

HU-066d: The student reported conduct he characterized as stalking, including an inquiry into his enrollment status

Severity	High	Status	CONFIRMED that the report was made (EthicsPoint follow-up, September 22, 2025); the characterization is the reporter's
Issue type	Reported Stalking and Improper Inquiry Into Enrollment Status	Date added	2026-05-05 (split 2026-06-06)
Owner	Title IX Coordinator / Dean of Students / Campus Security

Finding. In a September 22, 2025 EthicsPoint follow-up, the student reported conduct he characterized as stalking by Student G, including messaging other individuals about him under the guise of mental-health concern, attempting to track his movements, monitoring his GroupMe, and asking about his enrollment status.

Evidence. EthicsPoint Follow-Up (September 22, 2025, 5:27 PM): the reporter states the situation had become harassment beyond rule-breaking, that he had become aware she was stalking him, messaging others about him under the guise of being concerned about his mental health, trying to track his movements, keeping tabs on his GroupMe, and asking about things like his enrollment status.

Reported statement.

I have become aware that she is stalking me, messaging other individuals about me under the guise of being concerned about my mental health, trying to track my movements, as well as keep tabs on my own GroupMe.

Standards. FERPA (20 U.S.C. 1232g): inquiring about another student's enrollment status without a legitimate educational purpose implicates FERPA protections; Herzing Title IX and Code of Conduct anti-retaliation and anti-harassment provisions; 34 C.F.R. 106.71. Lead: HU-066. The legal characterizations (stalking, retaliation) are the reporter's and are cited against these standards, not asserted as adjudicated findings.

Impact. The reporter has documented anxiety and panic disorder (HU-004), which makes the reported conduct particularly harmful; an unaddressed report of this nature deepens the chilling effect on reporting.

Notes. Sub-issue of HU-066 (lead). Allegation by the reporting party, documented in EthicsPoint; not an adjudicated finding. Split 2026-06-06.

See also

• Herzing Issues: ADA and Disability Accommodations
• Herzing Issues: Academic Integrity
• Herzing Issues: Complaint Handling and Investigations
• Herzing University Issue Tracker