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GRESHAM v. CHAMBERS

No. 985, Docket 73-2733.

501 F.2d 687 (1974)

Jewelle GRESHAM, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellant, v. Dr. George CHAMBERS, Individually and in his capacity as President of Nassau Community College, and A. Holly Patterson, Individually and in his capacity as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Nassau Community College, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith T. Pierce, New York City (Charles T. McKinney, New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

William S. Norden, Mineola, N.Y. (Joseph Jaspan, County Atty. of Nassau County, Mineola, N.Y., of counsel), for appellees.

Before HAYS and MANSFIELD, Circuit Judges, and BAUMAN, District Judge.

MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

The principal issue raised by this appeal is whether the president of a community college, which admittedly is subject to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., must, in exercising the power to appoint members of his staff at the level of Associate Dean, use open recruiting as the method of selection. On August 31, 1973, appellant, a black member of the faculty of the Nassau Community College ("the College...

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