Rochester Launches New Inquiry into Harassment Accusations

The University of Rochester, assailed by outrage from students and alumni over accusations that it covered up a professor’s sexual harassment, has placed the professor on leave and hired one of the country’s most prominent lawyers to lead a renewed investigation into the allegations.  Dr. T. Florian Jaeger, a professor of brain and cognitive sciences whom 11 women accused in a federal discrimination complaint of sexual harassment or creating a hostile workplace environment, was placed on administrative leave for the duration of the investigation, the university’s board of trustees announced Tuesday. The university’s original investigation into Dr. Jaeger cleared him in June 2016