Georgetown investigated Professor Michael Eric Dyson for student harassment allegations before his hire by Vanderbilt Georgetown conducted an investigation into Professor Michael Eric Dyson beginning in February 2020 for allegations of harassment and repeated attempts to establish an off-campus relationship with a female student in one of his Georgetown classes, according to the student and emails obtained by the Voice. Georgetown’s Institutional Diversity, Equity and Affirmative Action (IDEAA) office began a formal investigation into Dyson’s conduct after the student and members of the Black Survivors’ Coalition (BSC) raised instances of harassment and inappropriate interactions with students. Allegations against Dyson, one of the country’s foremost Black scholars, go back to the 2000s, but this action triggered the first known formal inquiry into Dyson’s behavior. The Georgetown investigation, which included interviews with BSC members and the student, extended through the summer of 2020.