In 2014, a graduate student adviser and professor in the history department, Gabriel Piterberg, was accused of sexually assaulting two students."Lawsuit alleges UC Regents' indifference toward Title IX violations ," Daily Bruin, June 16, 2015. A lawsuit was filed against the university by sexual harassment attorney Ann Olivarius for its failure to properly act on the accusations. An editorial in the student newspaper wrote about the university's response, "This outcome is an embarrassment for UCLA. Not only does this represent a huge step backward and a betrayal of students' trust, but it displays a startlingly low standard when it comes to treatment of sexual assault suspects.""Editorial: UCLA failed to properly punish professor involved in Title IX lawsuit ," Daily Bruin, February 15, 2016. The university settled with the plaintiffs and eventually, after simply suspending and fining Piterberg, did more after student protest and legal efforts, including "separation from employment, denial of emeritus status, [and] denial of future employment with the University of California.""Critical Reception ," Inside HigherEd, October 3, 2029.
