U. of Michigan Can’t Shake ‘Deliberate Indifference’ Bias Suit

The University of Michigan must face claims it was deliberately indifferent to the harassment an MBA student suffered while enrolled in the program, the Sixth Circuit said Wednesday.

It’s a second blow for the university this week. Former student athletes accused the school March 9 of ignoring or suppressing sexual abuse complaints about an on-campus doctor as early as 1968.

In this case, the school agreed on appeal that Rebecca Foster had dealt with severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive behavior from a classmate while they both took classes at an off-site location in Los Angeles. The program included “residencies,” which ...