Dive Brief:

• Northwestern University says the philosophy professor recently sued over sexual assault allegations would not teach the rest of the term.
• The announcement came after students protested the school's handling of complaints of sexual misconduct against faculty.
• The professor's attorney had no comment and the school would not say whether he or the school made the decision to stop teaching, or whether he would return next term.

Dive Insight:

A protest earlier this week drew nearly a hundred students. A student has sued both the professor and the school over allegations that he got her drunk and sexually assaulted her.