Today, NYU was embroiled in scandal when the NY Daily News reported that administrator Stephanie Bonadio claims to have been fired after she reported being sexually harassed by a dean at the University.

Last September, former NYU Dean James Stuckey invited Bonadio and others to a dinner at the Strip House. According to the suit, when she inquired about a possible promotion, he “forcibly placed her hand on his crotch and his erect penis.”

Stuckey resigned in October after Bonadio recounted her experience. Citing an unnamed source, Gothamist reported that Stuckey’s behavior was well-ingrained, having continued “a very, very long time.”

He had run into similar allegations during the development of the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, which he oversaw. He was fired from the project only after CEO Bruce Ratneer feared other top lieutenants would quit in protest.

Now, Bonadio is claiming that shortly after the incident, the university informed her that her $98,000-a- year job “no longer existed” and that the university no longer required her services.

John Beckman, spokesman for the University and one of its vice presidents, insists that Bonadio was never let go of her job. He told NY Daily News, “The allegation that the university would punish someone for reporting sexual harassment is entirely false” and that [Bonadio] “continues to have a job and we have urged her to return to work.”

Though only 34, Bonadio has had an illustrious career. She came to NYU in 2007 and eventually arrived at an administration position in the Schack Institute of Real Estate. She remained there until the incident in September.

Ironically, at the time of an earlier sexual harassment allegation, Stuckey served as chairman of the Center Against Domestic Violence.

We’ll keep you updated as new information comes in.

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