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Harvard defends itself in Title IX lawsuit

By Evan Lips
· Updated January 16, 2025 12:15 AM · 2 min read read
Harvard defends itself in Title IX lawsuit

BOSTON — Harvard University is not backing down from challenging a female graduate's federal lawsuit claiming the school was negligent in adjudicating a sexual assault allegation in accordance to new Title IX policies. In a motion to dismiss, attorneys representing the prestigious Ivy League institution claim the school did everything within its power to accommodate the accuser, Alyssa Leader, who graduated in December and alleges administrators refused her pleas to have the accused, a former b

BOSTON — Harvard University is not backing down from challenging a female graduate's federal lawsuit claiming the school was negligent in adjudicating a sexual assault allegation in accordance to new Title IX policies. In a motion to dismiss, attorneys representing the prestigious Ivy League institution claim the school did everything within its power to accommodate the accuser, Alyssa Leader, who graduated in December and alleges administrators refused her pleas to have the accused, a former b…

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