A University of Arizona professor has filed a federal lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents, claiming he was improperly blocked from faculty governance committees after raising concerns about the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
The lawsuit, filed Nov. 25 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, states the university excluded Dr. Matthew Abraham, a tenured professor of English, from faculty governance committees after he questioned the school's race-based hiring and DEI practices.
“Dr. Abraham has been discriminated against … for basically daring to question the university's hiring practices,” Ángel J. Valencia, senior counsel at the Liberty Justice Center, told The Center Square in an exclusive interview.
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