Dive Brief:

• Northwestern University says that a philosophy professor received appropriate punishment after a sexual assault complaint and that the school has not violated Title IX in its handling of the case.
• A school investigation determined that the professor made "unwelcome and inappropriate sexual advances" toward the student and the school has denied him a raise, taken back his appointment to an endowed professorship, and banned him from contact with the student.
• The student accuses the university of "deliberate indifference"; the university is asking for the suit to be dismissed.

Dive Insight:

In an interview, the student told the Daily Northwestern that she has "lost faith" as a result of the way the university has handled the complaint and its aftermath. She told the paper: "So many people have told me, ‘Well, you should just transfer out of Northwestern.' I worked so hard to get into this school. If anyone leaves, it should be him."