March 15, 2002

Conn. Court Upholds Part of Verdict Favoring Woman Denied Tenure by Trinity

By PIPER FOGG

Trinity College violated the rights of a woman who was denied tenure in 1993, but it did not engage in sex discrimination, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled last week. By partially upholding a lower court's ruling, the Supreme Court cleared the way for her to receive $721,304 from the college.

Both sides declared victory in the closely watched case, in which a jury awarded the woman damages of $12.7-million in 1999. College officials said they were pleased that a sex-discrimination

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