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I don't know how else to put this. I was at a 7 days course on campus on college. This is a niche college and students are ages 20-65. There are 3 professors teaching and we were split in 3 groups, so each group had different professors.
On the 7th day, all students and teachers went to the college bar. Me and 4 other students(all in the same group) were in a circle and talking. The professor made rounds talking to all students and then came to our table. We started talking, and then as we were talking he licked his lips while talking to me. I felt REALLY uncomfortable. I'm in my late 20's and he in his 60's. I don't know whether I'm "overreacting" but I just felt really like uncomfortable. He was normal and professional during the 7 days but that last night with his lip licking was just so weird to me.
Any insight? Not sure if im reading too much into this
It depends. If he pushes his underlip back it could be it's a little dry , but if his tongue visible and he makes a circle from his upper lip all the way down to his lower with his tongue, or does a yummy gesture with his tongue like they do in commercials then yes he's a pervert. I even read an article about if a person wets both of his lips he's turned on or likes the woman he sees. Also don't ignore your gut feeling, it's always right.
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Trust your gut. Our intuition warns us based on numerous signs, some conscious and some subconscious. Your brain holds years of experience, even it you can't precisely recall it. For example, you can subconsciously detect his glances, high-speed breathing patterns, certain hormonal smells, that can be indicators of sexual behavior. Beware of this prof and gray rock him.
I would trust your intuition. Court cases have found that is considered sexual harassment but it all depends on context. If he’s eating for example, maybe understandable to lick your lips. But during a conversation where it makes you uncomfortable? Nah, that’s usually perversion. I don’t know much about Tourette’s but I’m sure there’s places you can look to to see if that kind of tic is possible. (And probably you would observe him doing it with others too, not just female students.) You can try talking to other classmates and see if they have the same problem. It would build a stronger case with the department’s dean if a group of you guys were able to sign a letter about his inappropriate behavior towards students. Unfortunately though, when administration gets involved, even with serious and more harmful actions with proof, it’s very difficult to for there to be meaningful action. The most they might do is require a sexual harassment training and *maybe* get him to apologize. There is also the option of pursuing things legally, but you would have to collect quite a bit of evidence and have a good lawyer. Best you can do now though is to talk to your fellow classmates and potentially warn other students of his weirdness.