> The email communication between the two appears to be consensual and appears to have taken place from 2019 to 2021, according to the redacted email correspond

> The email communication between the two appears to be consensual and appears to have taken place from 2019 to 2021, according to the redacted email correspondence. [..] "Failure of the Supervisor to disclose an Intimate Relationship is a serious offense and cause for discipline, up to and including dismissal from employment," the policy states. So "inappropriate" seems to not be describing anything about the relationship itself, but his failure to disclose it to the university. "Fired for keeping intimate relationship private" would be a more accurate title.