Gello declined to say what had caused the company’s about-face.

“We just reconsidered our stance,” Gello said.

But both sides agreed that the University had little part in reaching a compromise.

“Harvard was not involved,” Gello said.

PSLM member Amelia Chew ’04 said Soprani’s allegations about harassment from supervisors and “Harvard’s insensitivity to women’s issues” form part of a larger trend. She said she saw the resolution of this dispute as a good sign.

“The problems she’s facing have been a pattern,” she said. “This is definitely a step in the right direction.”

Bartley said Soprani is pleased with her new arrangement, despite earlier apprehensions that she would continue to be treated poorly upon her return. He said her few weeks back on the job have been incident-free.

“Marlene feels as if she’s working in a better environment, and has work, and feels as if justice was done in her case,” he said.

—Staff writer Stephen M. Marks can be reached at marks@fas.harvard.edu.