APNewsBreak: University of Iowa agrees to pay $130,000 to ex-student fondled for higher grade

Source: Washington Post Posted By: Billy T...4476 days ago

The University of Iowa has agreed to a $130,000 settlement with a former student who was pressured to let a troubled political science professor fondle her in exchange for a higher grade, her lawyer told The Associated Press Wednesday.

The settlement avoids a potentially embarrassing and painful trial over the university’s handling of misconduct allegations against Arthur H. Miller, who committed suicide in 2008 after he was charged with trying to trade higher grades for sexual favors from the....

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