Articles Posted in Title IX

The University of Rochester is facing growing public pressure after multiple complaints were filed against professor Florian Jaeger. The allegations involve sexual harassment, workplace misconduct, and academic power imbalance within the campus environment. As the university reviewed the complaints, Professor Jaeger took the semester off from teaching duties while administrative procedures progress. This controversy escalated…

The University of Denver could face significant financial liability after federal findings indicated that female faculty at its law school may have been paid less than male colleagues for decades. In August 2016, the EEOC notified the university that an investigation uncovered evidence of a gender-based pay disparity, possibly dating back to 1973. According to…

The student-run newspaper The Harvard Crimson recently featured a high-profile tenure lawsuit involving a former professor and client represented by Gordon employment attorneys. The case, referenced in the article “Former Professor Suing University Granted Tenure at Tufts” (April 3, 2015), brought renewed attention to fair hiring standards, tenure tracking inequities, retaliation patterns, and transparency gaps…

Philip Gordon was recently featured in Slate magazine’s “Dear Prudence” column. An assistant professor who learned of sexual misconduct and possible prostitution between one of his students and two tenured professors asked Dear Prudence for the best course of action. In Gordon’s discussion with Emily Yoffe (the Dear Prudence author), he noted that the assistant…

One of Gordon Law Group’s clients, Harvard professor Dr. Kimberly Theidon, was featured in The Boston Globe this morning. The piece is the latest in a slew of articles and interviews about the Professor, who was denied tenure last spring. Theidon will now take a tenured faculty position at Tufts University. One of the clients of Gordon…

Philip Gordon recently appeared on MSNBC’s show Ronan Farrow Daily, alongside Dr. Kimberly Theidon of Harvard University, to discuss Title IX, sexual assault on campuses, and Theidon’s denial of tenure for supporting sexual assault victims. Click here to watch the video.

The White House showed clear intent that they are committed to stem sexual assaults on campuses across the country by releasing a set of guidelines and proposals today.  A White House task force admonished the role of colleges and universities administration in tackling sexual assault, with a response that shows the White House believes that…

hilip Gordon, together with Elizabeth Rodgers of Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz LLP, is leading a Title IX lawsuit against Harvard University. They represent Dr. Kimberly Theidon, an accomplished anthropology professor at Harvard University who has seemingly been denied tenure for supporting students who were victims of sexual assault and critical of Harvard’s approach to their…

Philip is representing Dr. Kimberly Theidon, a professor at Harvard University, in a Title IX case against the school. Theidon was seemingly denied tenure after supporting students who were victims of sexual assault at the university. This follows a wave of cases nationwide involving the mishandling of sexual assault cases by universities and colleges. You…