Federal Jury Orders U. of Pittsburgh to Pay $350,000 in Reverse-Bias LawsuitBy COURTNEY LEATHERMANA federal jury on Thursday found the University of Pittsburgh guilty of reverse discrimination for denying a male faculty member tenure in 1995 and ordered the institution to pay him $350,000 in compensatory damages. A day after the jury's verdict, Pittsburgh reached a confidential agreement with the former faculty member, John... Copyright © 2008 by The Chronicle of Higher Education Subscribe | About The Chronicle | Contact us | Terms of use | Privacy policy | Help |