Law school suspends Pulitzer Prize winner

ATLANTA - An Emory University professor who won the Pulitzer Prize for a book on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been suspended following his arrest last month on a simple battery charge. <br> <br> Law school professor David Garrow was charged with simple battery after an alleged Sept. 19 altercation with Gloria Mann, the law school&#39;s director of operations. <br> <br> According to Mann&#39;s complaint, Garrow ``went into an uncontrollable rage&#39;&#39;, verbally abused her and, when she tried to walk away, ``grabbed (her) by her wrists and pushed her backwards.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Garrow has repeatedly denied the allegations. <br> <br> ``Professor David Garrow was suspended from Emory University&#39;s School of Law for six months, effective Oct. 15,&#39;&#39; said a statement released Tuesday by university spokeswoman Jan Gleason. <br> <br> Law school Dean Thomas Arthur appointed a three-member committee to review the incident. Committee members interviewed witnesses and reported their findings to the dean, who suspended Garrow. <br> <br> It is unknown if Garrow, 49, will be paid during his suspension. <br> <br> Garrow won the 1987 Pulitzer for his biography of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. titled, ``Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> His lawyer, Keegan Federal, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Garrow will appeal the suspension and might sue the university. <br> <br> ``We&#39;re considering all of our options, and we certainly are including that as a possibility,&#39;&#39; the newspaper reported in Wednesday editions. <br> <br> Mann, 46, has said she complained for years about abusive treatment of her and other university employees by Garrow. <br> <br> She said nothing could be done about the complaints against Garrow because at the time he reported to Emory President William Chace, a close friend who appointed him Presidential Distinguished Professor. <br> <br> This is the second time Garrow has been accused of verbal abuse. In March 2000, a secretary complained about his ``loud&#39;&#39; hallway reprimand. Garrow agreed to apologize in writing. <br> <br> The secretary also said she was sexually harassed by Garrow, but an internal university investigation determined that that charge could not be substantiated.

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