20 January 2021

January 2021 Updates

January 5 - The correspondence posted here is referenced in this Open Letter to the University of Oregon Board of Trustees.

January 13- Now there is an “Open letter to the University of Oregon Board of Trustees in support of Dr. Jennifer Freyd and gender equity in the Department of Psychology” from Professor Holly Arrow and 69 co-signers

January 18 - An article about this situation is published:  Between a Lawsuit and Retirement, by Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed, 18 January 2021. 

January 19 - The UO GC conveys that the UO has had a change of heart. I then told my colleagues that The University of Oregon let me know that it has decided to alter the Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP) waiver requirement to exclude from any release any claims that are actively being litigated as of the time the ERIP program was initiated.  This means I can participate in the retirement program without having to drop my gender discrimination lawsuit.  I am appreciative of the UO for making this change and I am particularly grateful to my colleagues and supporters in the psychology department and beyond.  Together we will pursue equity and justice.


January 21U of Oregon Will Allow Professor Suing It to Retire, by Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed, 21 January 2021.

Prejudice, Discrimination, and Intentionality - December 2021 Update

On 15 March 2021 the Ninth Circuit revived my lawsuit, setting good precedent with their decision.  In July I accepted a $450,000 settlement...