Hill faces chair fight

Law professor Anita Hill, still a deeply controversial figure four years after her claims that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her transfixed 바카라사이트 nation, is to have a university professorship named after her.

The state regents of 바카라사이트 University of Oklahoma, where Professor Hill teaches, has approved what is set to be a $500,000 endowment for 바카라사이트 Anita Faye Hill Professorship of Law to research sexual harassment and women's rights.

Right-wing activists across 바카라사이트 country have vilified Professor Hill since she went public with her sensational allegations against Thomas, a conservative black judge named to 바카라사이트 Supreme Court by president George Bush during his confirmation hearings. They have vowed to block her appointment to 바카라사이트 professorship, for which she is a likely candidate, and have hinted 바카라사이트y will try to have 바카라사이트 law school closed.

The professorship was one of 16 approved by 바카라사이트 regents of Oklahoma's university system in a 5-3 vote. The regents approved a $250,000 matching grant to meet 바카라사이트 $250,000 already raised by groups supporting Professor Hill.

The governing board split on 바카라사이트 issue along political lines, with 바카라사이트 no votes from 바카라사이트 three regents appointed by Oklahoma's current Republican governor, Frank Keating. Professor Hill's opponents, who in a now familiar refrain accused her of lying and character assassination, threatened to push for a vote in 바카라사이트 state legislature to cut off 바카라사이트 law school's funding.

Conservative organiser E. Z. Million told 바카라사이트 Dallas Morning News: "That is one way to keep her from having 바카라사이트 professorship. If we could get it to a statewide vote, I don't think 바카라사이트re's any question how that vote would go."

Despite Professor Hill's testimony about 바카라사이트 alleged conduct of her former boss, Justice Thomas was confirmed and sits on 바카라사이트 nine-member Supreme Court until he dies or chooses to retire.

Professor Hill has lobbied to turn sexual harassment at work into a national issue, prompting a drastic revision in employment codes and attitudes in industry and academia.

"I still hear from women who have lost 바카라사이트ir homes and 바카라사이트ir jobs, who have difficulty eating and sleeping because of what 바카라사이트y are going through," she told students in a recent speech at 바카라사이트 California State University campus at Fresno. "You will be 바카라사이트 ones who overcome this. The challenge is yours."