September 15, 2006

MIT Settles With Family of Student Who Killed Herself

By ERIC HOOVER

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology settled a lawsuit this month that had been filed by the parents of Julie Carpenter, a student who committed suicide in 2001.

The plaintiffs had accused MIT of failing to prevent their daughter's death despite knowledge that she was suicidal. Before Ms. Carpenter took her life, she had complained that a male student in her dorm was stalking her. After MIT removed the man from the dorm, Ms. Carpenter learned that he would be able to reapply for a

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