Legal Opinion

Rona Fields v. Clark University, Rona Fields v. Clark University

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 8, 1987No. 86-1989, 86-2036PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

In this opinion we consider both the plaintiff’s and defendant’s appeals from a district court order in a suit brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to e-17 (1982). The court found that the process by which plaintiff was denied tenure at Clark University was tainted with sexual discrimination. It did not order that she be granted tenure, however, because the court also found that she failed to prove she was so entitled. It ordered that plaintiff be reinstated for a two-year probationary period and then reconsidered for tenure, and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

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3Cited by45 opinions

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