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The plaintiff is Carol Gould, Ph.D., a tenured professor of philosophy at FAU. She’s accusing Manjunath Pendakur, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, of anti-Semitism, ageism and fraud.
The Jewish professor said that her salary in the philosophy department — $73,000 — is a result of her age and religion. She is seeking compensation for both her financial loss and her “emotional anguish” over a remark that Pendakur made during a faculty meeting.
According to Marc Reiner, Gould’s attorney, Pendakur might try to use Gould’s lawsuit as fuel to completely dissolve the department.
FAU spokeswoman Kristine Gobbo said, “The university does not comment on matters associated with open litigation.”
To read more about the lawsuit, pick up the Oct. 26 issue of the UP.
