Trump Appointee Republican Professor Sues University for Political Bias

Trump Appointee Republican Professor Sues University for Political Bias
President Donald Trump listens during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Nov. 13, 2019. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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An Oklahoma State University professor launched a lawsuit against her school, which allegedly kept her from getting a promotion because of her Republican Party membership and her service to the Trump administration.

Whitney Bailey, a professor of adulthood and aging at OSU, sued five university administrators on Nov. 18 in Payne County District Court for actual damages, along with punitive and exemplary damages.