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Sanford Heisler Sharp Files $10 Million Religious & Age Discrimination, Retaliation Suit Against Teachers College, Columbia University for Muslim Faculty Member Denied Tenure - Track Positions

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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The Complaint alleges that Teachers College discriminated against Dr. Sabic-El-Rayess, a 48-year-old Muslim woman, by repeatedly denying her a promotion to a tenure-track role because of her Muslim religion and age.

Key Points: 
  • The Complaint alleges that Teachers College discriminated against Dr. Sabic-El-Rayess, a 48-year-old Muslim woman, by repeatedly denying her a promotion to a tenure-track role because of her Muslim religion and age.
  • Dr. Sabic-El-Rayess is represented by Sanford Heisler Sharp’s Chairman David Sanford, Partner Melinda Koster, and Senior Litigation Counsel Alok Nadig, as well as Deborah Rhode Civil Rights Fellow Hoda Katebi.
  • “Teachers College’s mistreatment of Dr. Sabic-El-Rayess demonstrates that it is paying lip service to its professed values of diversity and inclusion,” said Sanford.
  • For example, when Dr. Sabic-El-Rayess applied for a tenure-track position in 2012, a Hiring Committee member probed into her Muslim background.