Weston v. Cornell University

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Rumsey, J.), entered August 11, 2014 in Tompkins County, which partially denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Defendant appointed plaintiff to an associate professorship in 1998 for an initial term of five years. The 1998 offer letter described the position as being “with tenure,” but it stated that, although no problems were anticipated, the offer of tenure would have to be confirmed by defendant’s review process shortly after plaintiff’s arrival on campus. For a variety of reasons, plaintiff delayed her tenure…