# Robert Frumkin v. Board of Trustees, Kent State University

> Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · July 18, 1980 · 626 F.2d 19

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9466915

## Case

- **Full name:** Robert FRUMKIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- **Decided:** July 18, 1980
- **Citations:** 626 F.2d 19; 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 15591
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Jones
- **Judges:** Merritt, Martin, Jones
- **Cited by:** 29 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- holding that a tenured college professor, who was discharged for stated reasons that adversely reflected upon him, was not entitled to have his counsel examine and cross-examine witnesses during the hearing that resulted in such findings

## Opinion text

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge,
concurring.
I agree with the majority’s reasoning and result in this case. The majority opinion correctly notes that universities have broad discretion in the administration of their internal affairs. I write separately to make clear that such discretion is not without limits. The court should not defer to the judgment of university administrators when plaintiffs allege some form of discrimination. Where discrimination is alleged, the judicial role must necessarily be more active.

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