September 28, 2001

Northeastern Settles Students' Suit Over Professor's Alleged Sexual Harassment

By PIPER FOGG

Northeastern University settled a sexual-harassment suit early this month for an undisclosed amount after two female former students told a federal jury that college officials had ignored their complaints about a professor's unwanted sexual advances. The settlement kept the professor, who had said he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, from having to take the stand.

Northeastern offered to settle with Kimberly Northrup, a former graduate student, who sued

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