I. Restoration of the Respondent’s Reputation

The provost shall make the final determination whether misconduct in research has occurred, based on the report of the Investigation Committee. If UT finds no misconduct, the provost and dean will consult with the respondent and undertake reasonable efforts to restore the respondent's reputation. Depending on the particular circumstances, the dean or provost should consider notifying those individuals aware of or involved in the investigation of the final outcome, publicizing the final outcome in forums in which the allegation of misconduct was previously publicized, or expunging all reference to the misconduct allegation from the respondent's personnel file.