VQR Managing Editor's Suicide Leads to Accusations of Bullying

Did workplace bullying lead to the suicide of Virginia Quarterly Review managing editor Kevin Morrissey?

The recent accusations began flying after Morrissey took his own life on July 30, near the Virginia University campus. What has followed is a questioning of VQR‘s top editor Ted Genoways and the University of Virginia’s handling of the employee, who peers say was clearly depressed.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has outlined the atmosphere in VQR‘s offices in the months and years prior to Morrissey’s death.

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