Overview

• Mace Archer is under a district-led internal investigation for allegedly encouraging three female students to undress on stage during a “vulnerability” midterm exercise.
• Students reported lingering inappropriate touches, open flirtation, and screenings of pornographic content over two years and compiled more than a dozen anonymous accounts in a shared file.
• Administrators first received a complaint in February but did not launch a formal probe until March, allowing Archer to complete the semester and remain listed as a fall instructor until a media inquiry prompted a catalog change to “staff.”
• A Maricopa County Community College District spokesperson said the inquiry follows official policy and that appropriate action will be taken based on its outcome.
• Archer has not responded to interview requests and the Mesa Police Department confirmed it is not conducting a criminal investigation, leaving the case in the district’s personnel process.