March 24, 2023
The University of Akron struck a deal with a former professor who claimed the school targeted her and other female instructors during layoffs stemming from COVID-19-related budget cuts, staving off a trial that had been set for April in an Ohio federal court.
January 14, 2022
The University of Akron violated federal sex discrimination law when it laid off only female professors from its math department as part of a plan to cut costs, according to a suit from one of the educators who lost her job.