A former dean at Stanislaus State has filed a lawsuit against the California State University Board of Trustees and two faculty members, alleging racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
The lawsuit, filed in August by Terence Pitre, seeks $950,000 in damages and names Stan State faculty members Alfred Petrosky and Jarrett Kotrozo. It alleges discrimination and retaliation based on race, whistleblower retaliation, failure to prevent harassment, creating a hostile work environment, intentional interference with economic relations and aiding and abetting discrimination.
Pitre, who served as dean of the College of Business Administration, joined Stan State in July 2022. He left the university in June and now works at Kettering University in Michigan as its dean of the School of Management…