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Michael Forbes

Michael Forbes is a tuba player and composer.

Several female students have alleged sexual misconduct by Forbes at Illinois State University. One woman brought a Title IX case against ISU, which claimed no jurisdiction because the incidents happened off campus. A related civil suit may be ongoing. Forbes left ISU to teach at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He plays in the La Crosse symphony and also plays in Sotto Voce Quartet with Demondrae Thurman.
Michael Forbes

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Articles

  1. ABC News (December 19, 2007). Former ISU professor acquitted of student sex case. ABC News. Archived from the original on September 18, 2025.

  2. Mihm, Michael (April 26, 2010). Hunt v. Forbes, Case No. 07-1095. C.D. Ill. Apr. 26, 2010.

  3. Barran, Paula A.; Jones, Jeffrey D. (July 21, 2013). Off-Campus Harassment: Identifying the Geographical Reach of Title IX Compliance. URMIA Journal. Archived from the original on June 8, 2022.

  4. The Violin Channel (May 10, 2024). Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Suspends Head of Brass. The Violin Channel. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024.

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