UW System Reaches $325K Settlement With Former Student

A former student has agreed to a 325-thousand dollar settlement with the University of Wisconsin System over a sexual harassment case.  The woman identified as A-R in court documents said she had a consensual relationship with art professor Michael Beitz in 2012.  She told officials at U-W-Oshkosh Beitz began to sexually abuse and harassment when she tried to distance herself from him.  It was determined he had violated system policies and he resigned in 2015.