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103 Minn. L. Rev. Headnotes 28 (2018-2019)
Preventing Sexual Harassment and Misconduct in Higher Education: How Lawyers Should Assist Universities in Fortifying Ethical Infrastructure

handle is hein.journals/headnotpan103 and id is 28 raw text is: Essay Preventing Sexual Harassment and Misconduct in Higher Education: How Lawyers Should Assist Universities in Fortifying Ethical Infrastructure Susan Saab Fortneyt On May 16, 2018, Michigan State University announced that it had reached a $500 million agreement to settle claims asserted by survivors of the largest sexual assault case in sports history.1 More than 300 women sued, asserting that the univer- sity had ignored or dismissed complaints that Larry Nassar, the former doctor and Michigan State employee, had abused female gymnasts and other athletes for decades.2 Shortly after the announcement of the settlement, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security convened a hearing entitled, Pre- venting Abuse in Olympic and Amateur Athletics: Ensuring a Safe and Secure Environment for Our Athletes.3 The hearing shed light on how universities commonly handle allegations re- lated to sexual misconduct.4 In her hearing testimony, Lou Anna t Professor, Texas A&M University School of Law. Copyright © 2018 Su- san Saab Fortney. 1. David Eggert & Ed White, Michigan State Reaches $500M Settlement for 332 Victims of Larry Nassar, CHI. TRIB. May 16, 2018, http://www .chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-spt-michigan-state-larry-nassar -settlement-20180516-story.html. 2. For Nassar Sex Abuse Victim, MSU Settlement is a Victory but the Fight is far from Over, CBS NEWS, May 17, 2018, https://www.cbsnews.com/ news/larry-nassar-abuse-victim-reacts-to-500-million-msu-settlement/. 3. Preventing Abuse in Olympic Amateur Athletics: Ensuring a Safe and Secure Environment for Our Athletes: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Con- sumer Prot., Prod. Safety, Ins., and Data Sec. Comm. on Commerce, Sci., and Transp., 115th Cong. (2018) (statement of Lou Anna Simon, Former President, Michigan State University), https://www.commerce.senate.gov/public/ cache/ files/5291125c-7fdf-40eb-bc2b-c60f3684e475/3564271DD86C3B6A84DBOB56B FA86739.1.-simon-testimony-06.01.2018.pdf. 4. Id.

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