SMILEY v. COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO

No. 10-3747.

714 F.3d 998 (2013)

Suriya H. SMILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 30, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Vodak (argued), Attorney, Cair-Chicago, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jeffrey R. Rosenberg (argued), Attorney, O'Halloran, Kosoff, Geitner & Cook, Northbrook, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before ROVNER and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges, and YOUNG, District Judge.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

After receiving a complaint from a student concerning one of its part-time instructors, Columbia College Chicago faculty members and administrators interviewed the student on several occasions and also interviewed the faculty member. The school ultimately informed the faculty member, Suriya Smiley, that it would not ask her to teach further classes. Smiley contends the school's decision was based on her race or national origin. Although she...

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