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The Barrier to Rooting Out Nassar’s Crimes? Michigan State’s Ex-President Faults University Bureaucracy

June 11, 2018 / PSU-AAUP

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Sarah Brown

June 5, 2018

In her first public remarks since stepping down as Michigan State University’s president, Lou Anna K. Simon remained adamant on Tuesday at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing: She did not know that Larry Nassar was committing sexual abuse.

But Simon told lawmakers that the “unintended consequences” of university bureaucracy could stymie the reporting of misconduct. It’s critical, she said, to “lower the barrier for when I react with my gut.”

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