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NC State to pay $300,000 for harassment.(Martha Brinson sues North Carolina State University over sexual harassment)(Brief Article)

Women in Higher Education

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North Carolina State University has to pay $300,000 to two research assistants who sued the school over sexual harassment by a professor, a state panel ruled recently.

NC State did not follow its own "zero tolerance" policy when Evelyn Gonzales and Kathy Wood reported sexual harassment by Shuaib Ahmad, an engineering professor. The school did not fire Ahmad, but rather let him resign, gave him a positive letter of reference and agreed to pay his salary for the remainder of the year.

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