Board of Trustees v. Sherman

We shall here hold that appellee, Ruth L. Sherman (Dr. Sherman), did not achieve tenure as a member of the faculty of Bowie State College. She sued the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges of Maryland (the Board) together with certain Bowie officials. The officials were sued individually as well as in their official capacities. The first count of her declaration sought a declaratory judgment. Although a number of items are mentioned, she basically sought a determination that “she was a tenured faculty member,” and asked for a mandatory injunction directing her reinstatement. The secón,d…