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Winthrop professor files civil rights lawsuit, says he was passed over for department chair position because of race

Posted June 4, 2021 12:29 pm | Filed under Featured, Local News, News Willis Lewis, a Black Winthrop University professor filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court last Thursday, after he says he was passed over for a department chair position because of his race, according to a report. Lewis has been a tenured economics professor at the University since 2014. he said his civil rights were violated in 2018 after being passed over as Department Head of accounting, finance and economics in favor of a white candidate. According to court documents, Winthrop investigated his claims in July of 2018 and found no wrongdoing. The report says Lewis is suing for actual, consequential, compensatory and punitive damages, back pay, fringe benefits, interests and attorney fees and costs.

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