Lehigh U. Scholar and Author Resigns Amid Sexual-Misconduct Investigation

James Braxton Peterson, an English professor and director of Africana studies at Lehigh University (PA), has resigned from his position amid a sexual-misconduct investigation, according to an email sent to university faculty and staff members from the provost’s office on Tuesday.  Several people have made allegations of sexual and other types of misconduct against Mr. Peterson, the email said.