CUNY dean too ‘hands on’: studentent

A famed architect and CUNY dean has been put on leave after a student accused him of unwanted advances.

George Ranalli (right), 68, who has helmed the Spitzer School of Architecture since 1999, offered Ariella Campisi a ride home after the faculty holiday party at the Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in December 2013, Campisi claims in a Manhattan federalcourt lawsuit. Campisi, now 23, was there because she worked parttime as an office assistant for the architecture school.

During the 30 minutes they spent idling in traffic on the West Side Highway, Ranalli began rubbing her knee and thigh “in a sexual manner right below where her skirt ended,” she claims.

When the dean stopped downtown to drop off an adjunct professor also riding in the car, Campisi tried to flee. But the educator was insistent she stay: “You look so beautiful tonight, can I kiss you?” he allegedly asked.

The “disgusted” girl ran to the nearest restaurant restroom and burst into tears, according to the legal filing against CUNY and Ranalli. She reported the incident to her bosses the next day, and they promised an investigation.n.

It was 18 months later when Campisi asked for an update, and learned there was noo probe. Her bosses had incorrectly reported thee incident to the school’s Human Resources office, instead of the Office of Diversity and Compliance. ance.

She accuses CUNY of “deliberate indifference.”

Ranalli was put on administrativeve leave in April. He categorically denies the allegations, said his lawyer, Andrew Celli Jr..