{"id":7938,"date":"2026-05-19T20:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938"},"modified":"2026-05-19T20:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:32:08","slug":"two-former-cal-state-administrators-get-12-million-in-gender-discrimination-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938","title":{"rendered":"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

California State University will pay $12 million to settle claims by two former CSU San Bernardino administrators who alleged they were fired or pushed to resign after reporting gender inequities, discrimination and harassment.<\/p>\n

Read more Navy Band Southwest fans out for free concerts during L.A. Fleet Week<\/a><\/p>\n

The settlement, reached in late March, is believed to be the largest publicly reported employment discrimination settlement against the CSU system.<\/p>\n

It ends a roughly three-year legal battle between CSUSB and former administrators Clare Weber, the university\u2019s former vice provost, and Anissa Rogers, the former associate dean of the university\u2019s Palm Desert campus. Weber alleged she was fired after raising concerns about pay inequities affecting female administrators at the San Bernardino campus, while Rogers alleged she was forced out after reporting gender harassment and retaliation at the Palm Desert campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the beginning, these cases were about accountability,\u201d said David J. deRubertis, lead trial counsel for Weber and Rogers, in a May 12 statement. \u201cDr. Weber and Dr. Rogers took enormous professional and personal risks in challenging conduct they believed was unlawful. The result sends a strong message about the importance of protecting employees who speak up about harassment and against retaliation.\u201d<\/p>\n

The $12 million will be divided between Weber and Rogers, but attorney Courtney Abrams, who also represents the two, said she could not disclose how much each will get because it falls under attorney-client privilege. However, a jury last year awarded Rogers $6 million in damages for emotional distress following trial.<\/p>\n

Weber was set to go to trial this year before both sides agreed to settle, ending all further legal proceedings, including possible appeals.<\/p>\n

Attorneys for the pair claim the lawsuit underscored broader public scrutiny involving CSU\u2019s handling of workplace harassment complaints across multiple campuses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have always believed that this was something for the greater good, and it would be something that could help recognize the pain that many women continue to be exposed to in the Cal State system,\u201d Abrams said in a telephone interview on Monday.<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

She said the kind of gender discrimination Weber and Rogers accused CSUSB of is allegedly still rife across the CSU system.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get calls weekly from women who believe they\u2019re being harassed on the basis of their gender. I get calls weekly from current employees who are experiencing retaliation after reporting illegal conduct. I\u2019ve gotten them from almost every single Cal State, from faculty and administrators,\u201d Abrams said.<\/p>\n

In a statement Monday, CSUSB spokesman Alan LaVorre said the university and its president, Tom\u00e1s Morales, take all allegations of gender discrimination \u2014 and all forms of discrimination \u2014 seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe university recently resolved two matters through settlement and is committed to ensuring a campus environment where all individuals who work, learn, live and visit feel respected and supported,\u201d LaVorre said.<\/p>\n

\n<\/div>\n

Speaking of the settlement involving Weber and Rogers, he said that \u201cwhile these resolutions allow all parties to move forward, they do not constitute an admission of liability or wrongdoing on the part of the university or President Tom\u00e1s Morales.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Crestview, Trinity leagues to collide in Division 1 softball quarterfinals<\/a><\/p>\n

The university contends it remains committed to fairness, accountability and equal opportunity in hiring and promotion decisions, while continuing to invest in leadership development and programs supporting women and underrepresented groups across campus.<\/p>\n

The CSU Chancellor\u2019s Office released a statement that closely mirrored CSUSB\u2019s comments.<\/p>\n

The CSU system, which is the nation\u2019s largest four-year public university system, consisting of 22 campuses statewide, has more than 450,000 enrolled students annually and comprises one of the most diverse student bodies in the U.S.<\/p>\n

In their lawsuit filed in March 2023, Weber and Rogers alleged they faced retaliation, hostile working conditions and eventual termination or removal from their positions after speaking out about pay disparities and other disparate treatment of female employees.<\/p>\n

Weber complained that female vice provosts across CSUSB were paid less than their male counterparts despite carrying major administrative portfolios, and that she was one of the lowest paid vice provosts in the CSU system. Rogers alleged that then-Palm Desert campus Dean Jake Zhu ignored her complaints about male administrators berating a female employee during a 2021 meeting, told her to \u201ctrain the men,\u201d then forced her to resign in 2022 for taking approved vacation time and attending a college event for her daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it speaks to the entrenched culture of harassment, discrimination and retaliation at CSU,\u201d Abrams said.<\/p>\n

Abrams said Weber agreed to retire from CSU per the terms of the settlement agreement, and that Rogers is now the chair of the Master of Social Work program at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington.<\/p>\n

In a four-page news release Monday, May 18, the California Faculty Association chapter at CSUSB condemned university leadership in response to the settlement, accusing university President Morales, Provost Rafik Mohamed and former dean Zhu of fostering a culture of harassment, retaliation and inequity, and called the payout \u201cboth a moral and financial scandal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The union also linked the case to broader allegations of administrative failures and campus mismanagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe recent settlement is not an isolated incident. It reflects a pattern of administrative failures and enablement under President Morales and Provost Mohamed that stretches back years and has repeatedly harmed students, faculty, and staff,\u201d the news release stated.<\/p>\n

The CFA praised Weber and Rogers for exposing systemic failures within the campus and CSU system, while calling for accountability for senior administrators, independent reviews of harassment and pay equity, stronger Title IX enforcement and protections for whistleblowers.<\/p>\n

The release called $12 million \u201ca devastating price for institutional failure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe greater cost \u2014 to the careers, well-being and dignity of the women who were harmed \u2014 cannot be measured in dollars. CSUSB and the CSU system owe their faculty, staff, and students far better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Trump shows reporters ballroom construction site as lawmakers balk at $1B for White House security<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Cal State San Bernardino case is believed to be the largest publicly reported\u00a0employment discrimination settlement in the CSU system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nTwo former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement - Silicon Valley Moving Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement - Silicon Valley Moving Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Cal State San Bernardino case is believed to be the largest publicly reported\u00a0employment discrimination settlement in the CSU system.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Silicon Valley Moving Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-19T20:32:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7\"},\"headline\":\"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-19T20:32:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938\"},\"wordCount\":989,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/7f83f4a38e48f494a91f0b6fd5cfe39a.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938\",\"name\":\"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement - Silicon Valley Moving Post\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/7f83f4a38e48f494a91f0b6fd5cfe39a.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-19T20:32:08+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/7f83f4a38e48f494a91f0b6fd5cfe39a.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/7f83f4a38e48f494a91f0b6fd5cfe39a.webp\",\"width\":892,\"height\":600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?p=7938#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Silicon Valley Moving Post\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement - Silicon Valley Moving Post","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement - Silicon Valley Moving Post","og_description":"The Cal State San Bernardino case is believed to be the largest publicly reported\u00a0employment discrimination settlement in the CSU system.","og_url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938","og_site_name":"Silicon Valley Moving Post","article_published_time":"2026-05-19T20:32:08+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#\/schema\/person\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7"},"headline":"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement","datePublished":"2026-05-19T20:32:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938"},"wordCount":989,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f83f4a38e48f494a91f0b6fd5cfe39a.webp","articleSection":["Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.","News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938","url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938","name":"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement - Silicon Valley Moving Post","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f83f4a38e48f494a91f0b6fd5cfe39a.webp","datePublished":"2026-05-19T20:32:08+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#\/schema\/person\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f83f4a38e48f494a91f0b6fd5cfe39a.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7f83f4a38e48f494a91f0b6fd5cfe39a.webp","width":892,"height":600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=7938#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Two former Cal State administrators get $12 million in gender discrimination settlement"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/","name":"Silicon Valley Moving Post","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/#\/schema\/person\/636e2e5a10a21cf87fe6eb5951e8a6b7","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com"],"url":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}