But Dinu and Tsoukaldis--who will have to wait until next spring to receive their diplomas if their suit fails--claim the checks they received were simply compensation for work they performed.
Rudenstine Defends Staff's Actions
In an unusual public statement released last week, President Rudenstine defended the conduct of Divinity School technicians in the controversial case of former Divinity School Dean Ronald Thiemann, who was forced to resign his post after pornography was found on his office computer.
"At no time did any Harvard personnel violate Professor Thiemann's privacy," Rudenstine said in his statement. "The role of technology staff in this matter has been thoroughly reviewed at the most senior levels of the University, and it is very clear that there was nothing inappropriate or invasive about their actions."
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