December 15, 2000

Kent State U. Settles Sex-Bias Complaint

By ROBIN WILSON

After lengthy negotiations with the U.S. Labor Department, Kent State University has agreed to settle a seven-year-old complaint of sex discrimination by paying a total of $219,000 to 24 current and former female faculty members.

The American Association of University Professors filed a complaint against the university with the Labor Department in 1993 on behalf of 124 female professors who believed they were unfairly paid less than male professors and

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