On Friday night, Assistant Vice President for Communications Dan Day confirmed that professor Sergio Verdú was dismissed from the faculty as of Sept. 24 following a University investigation into his conduct in relation to University policies that prohibit consensual relations with students and require honesty and cooperation in University matters.
👓 U. confirms Verdu’s dismissal following misconduct investigation | The Princetonian
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Some would say that this is a “sad” story. Of course, it fits the definition, in literature, of a tragedy as the downfall of a good person because of a character flaw or weakness. But the sadness in this story is not the tragic downfall of Sergio Verdu (although I feel personal pain for this) but the tragic downfall of society as it fails to protect its people from the strong and powerful.