Group 3: Chapter 8 #6 (Kristen Lanzavecchia)

The case discusses Morgan, an untenured faculty member at Ivy University. In February 1995, he was informed that he would not be offered a tenure position and was offered a one-year terminal contract with the university. He appealed to the tenure committee for reconsideration, but he was again denied tenure and offered a one-year contract, which would expire on June 30, 1997. On June 1, 1997, he filed charges with the EEOC alleging race and sex discrimination (Title VII) in denying him tenure. Title VII requires that a complaint be filed to the EEOC within 180 days, or 300 days under certain circumstances, after the alleged unlawful employment practice occurred. The issue here is when exactly the unlawful practice occurred. He filed his charges more than 180 days after he was notified of the denial of tenure, but before the actual termination date. In the case of Delaware State College v Ricks, it was originally decided that the limitation period for the claims began when the Board officially notified him that he would be offered a one-year terminal contract. However, the Court of Appeals reversed the decision, holding that the limitation period for the claims did not being until the terminal contract expired. Therefore, we believe that Morgan was within the limitation period for filing a complaint to the EEOC. He is challenging not only the denial of tenure, but also his termination, which occurred on June 30, 1997.