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A Concordia University student association has agreed to apologize publicly and to financially compensate one of its former vice-presidents for the sexist and racist harassment and discrimination she claims she endured during her mandate.

The young woman, who has asked to be identified by the pseudonym “Mei-Ling,” filed a discrimination and harassment complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission in February against the Arts and Science Federation of Associations (ASFA) and two of its former executive members. ASFA is Concordia’s largest faculty association, representing nearly 15,000 undergraduate Arts and Science students.

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After a formal mediation process conducted by the commission, ASFA’s current president, Jenna Cocullo, signed an agreement Thursday committing ASFA to pay Mei-Ling an undisclosed sum, issue a public apology to her for the harassment and discrimination she suffered at the hands of ASFA and its former representatives and set up an independent task force to address issues raised by the case.