December 13, 2002

U. of California Law Dean Resigns Following Harassment Complaint

By ANDREA L. FOSTER and KATHERINE S. MANGAN

The dean of the University of California at Berkeley's Boalt Hall School of Law resigned late last month, amid an investigation into a former student's accusation that he had sexually harassed her.

John P. Dwyer, dean of the law school, acknowledged a "serious lapse in judgment" involving an intimate encounter with the student two years ago. However, he denied that he had sexually harassed her, as she alleged in a complaint she filed with the university in October. He characterized the