Friday, July 15, 2011

Federal Judge Dismisses Texas Southern University Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit

Federal Judge Dismisses Texas Southern University Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit: A federal judge has tossed out a reverse discrimination suit against Texas Southern University by a White faculty member who was terminated for his questionable handling of scholarship funds in a tuition-reduction program for out-of-state and international students.

Although criminal authorities decided not to prosecute Dr. Peter Dittmer, TSU’s internal investigation provided a legitimate, non-discriminatory basis to fire him, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller ruled last month.

Dittmer was a professor in the Airway Science Department, which offers degrees in aviation science management, and was co-coordinator of the department. His responsibilities included awarding merit-based scholarships.