Ex-College Coach Wins $540,000 in Bias Case
From Times Wire Reports
Race was a factor when Cal State Stanislaus officials decided two years ago to release a white basketball coach, a jury has found.
Former men’s basketball coach Mike Terpstra was awarded $540,000 after claiming his contract was allowed to expire because the university wanted a black coach. Terpstra was replaced by another white coach, but witnesses testified that black administrators had lobbied for a black coach.
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