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>student in question verified that nothing inappropriate happened. It's not like she's gonna say: "Of course I just banged him to help my career. Have you se

• throwaway894345 6y ago
  Maybe, but this is different than quid pro quo harassment or other kinds of sexual harassment which is what Title IX is concerned with. Fugrther, your scenario is implausible because she would have stood to gain very little from their relationship—her grades were locked-in at that point and her future PhD program was secure. Her employers would care very little about her masters advisor’s opinion compared to her PhD advisor. Further still, none of this justifies railroading someone out of their position. Title IX guidance is horrendous and it leaves a trail of victims in its wake. I don’t understand the desire to impugn these victims and distract from the pressing problem. I guess I strongly disagree with the idea that we should punish someone because they might have done something wrong in the utter absence of evidence. Which is to say, I’m opposed to injustice.