The woman in the sexual relationship did not cooperate in the initial investigation in Princeton. But after Princeton’s report, she filed a formal complaint, prompting the administration to launch a new investigation, which she said was looking at new issues rather than reviewing old violations, according to the university’s report.
Princeton claims that Dr. Katz discouraged the woman from seeking mental health treatment while they were together for fear of revealing their relationship; that he pressured her not to cooperate in the 2018 investigation; and that he obstructed this investigation by not being completely honest and forthright, according to the report.
Dr. Katz’s wife, Solveig Gold, said he had lost many friends over the dispute. “No one wants to be seen in his presence, in his company, in his friendship,” she said.
Ms. Gold, 27, is completing her doctorate. in classics at Cambridge University, a graduate of Princeton in 2017. She said she was his student, but there was no romantic relationship between them at the time. They married in July 2021.
Ms. Gold said her husband had several job offers. “Canceled people have a way to take care of each other,” she said. “But none of them is the work he loves to do all his life.”
Some of Dr. Katz’s colleagues treat his Quillette article as a lesson. It is included on the University’s Being Famous and Heard website, which deals with Princeton and systemic racism. The site includes a historical outline of freedom of speech disputes, starting with minstrels and ending with quotes from his article.
The chronology reads: “Throughout its history, Princeton has struggled with what crosses the ‘line’ between freedom of speech and freedom of expression, and racist statements and actions.”
Sheelagh McNeill contributed to the study.
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