Legal Opinion
Delaware State College v. Ricks
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 15, 1980No. 79-939PublishedCited by 2,010 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
The question in this case is whether respondent, a college professor, timely complained under the civil rights laws that he had been denied academic tenure because of his national origin.
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Columbus Ricks is a black Liberian. In 1970, Ricks joined the faculty at Delaware State College, a state institution attended predominantly by blacks. In February 1973, the Faculty Committee on Promotions and Tenure (the tenure committee) recommended that Ricks not receive a tenured position in the education department. The tenure committee, however, agreed to reconsider its decision the following year. Upon…
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