A white professor’s racial-discrimination lawsuit against Pennsylvania State University-Abington can move forward, a federal judge ruled recently.
District Judge Wendy Beetlestone ruled Friday against a motion to dismiss from the Abington public university. Penn State sought to stop former English Professor Zack De Piero’s lawsuit that alleged he was “individually singled out for ridicule and humiliation because of the color of his skin,” according to the original filing.
De Piero’s (pictured) attorneys argued that mandatory diversity trainings and race-based grading constituted a “hostile work environment, in violation of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,” that forced De Piero to resign, according to the ruling’s summary.