Statements from the President

Florida State University President John Thrasher today announced that the University has reached a settlement with former student Erica Kinsman, who has agreed to drop her Title IX lawsuit against FSU. “Although we regret we will never be able to tell our full story in court, it is apparent that a trial many months from […]

November 20, 2015 Dear Members of the FSU Family, One year ago, a senseless act of violence occurred at Florida State University. One of the worst moments of my presidency was when I received a phone call in the early morning of Nov. 20 that a shooting had taken place at Strozier Library, in the […]

Statement on change of venue from FSU President John Thrasher: We are very pleased with today’s ruling granting the university’s request to move the proceedings to the Northern District of Florida. Judicial rules generally require that a matter be heard in the venue in which it arose and, given the location of the witnesses and […]

Dear Friends, I want you to know that we are aware of tonight’s screening in Tallahassee of the documentary film “The Hunting Ground.” We were invited to attend this screening and to participate in a panel discussion but declined due to the lawsuit Erica Kinsman has filed in federal court against Florida State University. In […]

Florida State University is providing the attached document, filed Monday, March 9, 2015 with the U.S. District Court in Orlando. View responses A statement from Florida State University President John Thrasher follows. “Florida State University has no tolerance for sexual harassment of any kind, so being adverse to a former student and alleged sexual assault […]

Dear Friends, We want to make you aware that “The Hunting Ground,” a film about campus sexual assaults that debuted in Los Angeles and New York City Thursday, is seriously lacking in credibility and presents a one-sided view of Florida State’s actions in the Jameis Winston case. The filmmakers interviewed Erica Kinsman, but no one […]