Tommy Koh backs out in less than 2 hours of offer to resign over Fernando scandal

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Singapore -- It took Tembusu College Rector, Professor Tommy Koh, less than two hours to back out of an offer to resign from the National University of Singapore (NUS) over sexual misconduct allegations against former Tembusu College don

, less than two hours to back out of an offer to resign from the National University of Singapore over sexual misconduct allegations against former Tembusu College don Jeremy Fernando.

In a town hall meeting on Friday , Prof Koh said that the NUS had fallen short in how it handled the dismissal of Dr Fernando. The latter was sacked on Oct 7 after it was discovered that he had “an intimate association” with an undergraduate but students and staff were only informed of his dismissal through a college-wide email on Oct 18.

 

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