Author Junot Diaz cleared of wrongdoing in MIT investigation

Author Junot Diaz cleared of wrongdoing in MIT investigation | iNFOnews.ca
In this Sept. 3, 2013 photo, Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz pauses during an interview in New York. Three editors at the Boston Review are resigning over the political and literary magazine's decision to retain Diaz despite allegations of sexual misconduct. Poetry editors Timothy Donnelly, Barbara Fischer and Stefania Heim said on Twitter last week they're "dismayed" at the logic behind keeping Diaz as fiction editor and felt compelled to step down, effective July 1. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigation has cleared Pulitzer Prize-winning author and creative writing professor Junot Diaz to return to the classroom this fall.

The Boston Globe reports the inquiry into Diaz’s actions toward female students and staff yielded no information that would lead to restrictions on Diaz’s role as a faculty member at the university in Cambridge.

Author Zinzi Clemmons and other female writers have recently shared stories of Diaz’s behaviour. Clemmons said Diaz forcibly kissed her several years ago; others cited instances when they felt he had verbally attacked them. Diaz has said he takes responsibility for his past actions.

Diaz has not commented MIT’s decision, but his agent says she’s pleased with the outcome.

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Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.bostonglobe.com

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