Jones v. Virginia State University

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division WAYNE A. JONES,Ed.D., Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-467 VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, et al., Defendants. OPINION Wayne A. Jones, Ed.D., worked for Virginia State University (“VSU”) from 2004 to2018. In 2012, VSU placed Jones in a full-time tenure track position. In 2016, VSU told Jones that he was eligible to apply for tenure. When Jones applied for tenure, however, VSU denied his application as untimely. Jones has sued VSU and Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D., the President of VSU, pursuant to 42…