This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Education Law,
Labor/Employment,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Sep. 28, 2018

Former UC Berkeley professor sues university over suspension for alleged sexual harassment

Former UC Berkeley professor Nezar AlSayyad is suing the university, claiming his suspension penalty over a sexual harassment allegation is “excessive.”

UC Berkeley architecture professor Nezar AlSayyad filed a lawsuit this week against the UC Board of Regents and UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ over his suspension following allegations of sexual harassment.

AlSayyad was suspended in August for three years after a university investigation determined he sexually harassed a graduate student. In the complaint filed Tuesday, he alleges his suspension term is "excessive" and demonst...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$895, but save $100 when you subscribe today… Just $795 for the first year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up