Theidon v. Harvard University, et al

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Case Number:

18-1279

Court:

Appellate - 1st Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3442 Employment

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  1. January 31, 2020

    1st Circ. Won't Revive Ex-Harvard Prof's Gender Bias Suit

    A former Harvard University anthropology professor failed to make the case that the Ivy League school denied her tenure because she is a woman or in retaliation for her advocacy of sexual assault victims, the First Circuit ruled in an opinion unsealed Friday.

  2. April 03, 2019

    1st Circ. Mulls Sending Harvard Gender Bias Case To Jury

    Whether Harvard University discriminated against a female anthropology professor in denying her tenure bid may be a question best answered by a jury, a First Circuit judge said Wednesday as the panel heard oral arguments in the case.

  3. October 05, 2018

    Prof Tells 1st Circ. Harvard's Tenure Bar Is Higher For Women

    Her colleague warned her, but an anthropology professor had to find out the hard way that Harvard University treats women disparately from men in its closely guarded tenure process, she told the First Circuit on Friday in a bid to revive her discrimination case.