This is the worst possible public relations nightmare on several levels for any University and will affect this school for a very, very long time. I wonder how all the alumni from Duke have reacted to this entire mess too? I bet Duke is going to have a very difficult time getting donations from any alumni in the future, period. Pardon my french, but Duke University has screwed themselves.
That would make sense.
Duke is going to be paying the lacrosse guys for its disgusting and unprofessional behavior for a very long time.
Especially if the "80 professors" can somehow offload their personal future liabilities for libel onto the university and deflect it from themselves.
Ouch. Political correctness hurts.