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Question: S. A. Bouzoukis was employed as a member of the faculty of Enormous State University. She was denied tenure and offered a one-year terminal contract. Bouzoukis alleged that she was denied tenure because of gender discrimination, and she retained an attorney to pursue her claim against the university. Her attorney met with university officials to discuss the complaint, and the university requested that Bouzoukis allow the university time to conduct an investigation into her complaint. The university officials stated that if Bouzoukis agreed to delay filing her complaint with the EEOC, they would not raise the issue of time limits as a defense if the complaint could not be settled through negotiations. The university's investigation and subsequent negotiations dragged on for ten months and no settlement was reached. Bouzoukis then filed the complaint with the EEOC. She later filed suit in federal court. The university argued in court that the suit should be dismissed because the complaint was not filed with the EEOC within 300 days of the alleged violation. How should the court rule on the time limit issue? Explain your answer. See Leake v. University of Cincinnati [605 F.2d 255 (6th Cir. 1979)].