A jury awarded Evdokia Nikolova damages for past and future pain and suffering after...
A jury awarded a University of Texas at Austin engineering professor damages for past and future pain and suffering after finding UT-Austin illegally discriminated against her when the school denied her tenure.A federal jury has awarded a University of Texas at Austin engineering professor $3 million after finding the school discriminated against her based on her sex and the fact she was pregnant prior to being considered for tenure.
Nikolova applied for tenure during the 2018-2019 academic year after working nearly five years at UT-Austin and two years at Texas A&M University. In her lawsuit, she stated she had been told that her teaching experience at Texas A&M could be counted toward her total time as a professor, which is not UT-Austin policy.
Tenure requests typically occur after a professor has taught for seven years. Wood pointed out that Nikolova had taken a “probationary extension” and “modified instructional duty” for pregnancy and childbirth during the 2015-2016 year and therefore was making the request too early. “If this were an up-or-out case, I would likely agree with the recommendation of the Promotion and Tenure committee. However, Dr. Nikolova is being considered for promotion at UT Austin two years early.”
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