Julie Cruse
We’re working with Julie Cruse on the promotion of her forthcoming memoir, The Burn List: A Memoir of Abuse from Home to Higher Education, to be published by Atmosphere Press on March 17, 2026.
Hailed as “pioneer of computational choreography” by Dance Magazine, Julie Cruse is a writer, inventor, instructional designer, content strategist, and former academic with an MFA and MA. Spanning two decades, her educational innovations have served four Ivy League, four public, and two community colleges. Her distinctions include 30+ grants and honors, a National Science Foundation fellowship, and recognition as Outstanding Alumni in Innovation. A first-generation student and creator of VICKi™ (patent-pending), the world’s first choreographic software, Cruse has turned her own story into a movement for transparency and survivor solidarity through AcademicAbuse.com.
The Burn List:
A Memoir of Abuse from Home to Higher Education
The Burn List follows Julie Cruse from an abusive childhood into two decades of escalating academic exploitation, where her vulnerability made her a target.
Across seven universities, male faculty groomed, harassed, and ultimately retaliated against her, beginning in undergrad and ending with her forced exit from a PhD program—and her career.
Based on documented communications, The Burn List reveals how unchecked power in academia can enable abuse and create conditions that resemble human trafficking.
The Burn List is not just one story. It’s a lightning rod, and it arrives at a pivotal cultural moment, as Title VII and Title IX failures dominate headlines. In a time when survivors demand accountability, The Burn List sets fire to silence—and hands readers the match.
Visit AcademicAbuse.com, where Cruse extends this survivor-led movement and tracks misconduct in higher education.
