As the case was classified as a suicide and an announcement was made, Jiangcheng University responded quickly the next day, immediately addressing the matter on their official account.
Jiang Maoxue was directly expelled, not just dismissed or suspended, primarily because the case had an extremely negative impact.
If someone like this were to remain at the school, wouldn't it just tarnish the school's reputation? To put it bluntly, it could even affect the admissions for the next year.
The professor abused his position to get involved with his student, even concerning the reserved spots for postgraduate recommendation.
While such incidents have occurred at more than one university, with some university professors even delaying graduate students' graduations to exploit them for free labor—and, of course, there are examples of coercing students into relationships—using reserved postgraduate spots as leverage crosses the line.
