Black Penn State political science professor Errol A. Henderson and Penn State settled a federal lawsuit, which alleged racial discrimination and a hostile work environment, according to court documents.
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Black Penn State political science professor Errol A. Henderson filed a lawsuit against the university in U.S. Middle District Court on Wednesday for discrimination and a hostile work environment based
Disciplined Penn State professor sues, accuses the university of discrimination
Updated May 12, 2021;
WILLIAMSPORT – A Penn State professor disciplined after colleagues complained about his op-ed piece in the student newspaper has sued the university, accusing it of discrimination.
Errol A. Henderson, who is Black, contends in a suit filed Wednesday in U.S. Middle District Court his race and complaints of discrimination and a hostile work environment were the motivating and/or determinative factor in the actions taken against him.
The focus of the complaints against him was the January 2019 publication in The Daily Collegian of the op-ed entitled “Being Black at Penn State.”