Ryan Merrill

UMass Dartmouth has hired a firm led by former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis to investigate accusations that the university covered up an alleged sexual assault by one of its campus police officers in 2010.

A UMass Dartmouth Charlton College of Business associate professor is facing assault charges and is now banned from campus after allegedly fighting another university staffer at the college.

A $3.5 billion proposed spending plan from Gov. Charlie Baker for federal COVID relief funds includes over $14.8 million set aside for Dartmouth — more than what Fall River, Freetown, and Westport would receive combined.