Two former University of Akron professors have accused the university of discriminating against them because of their race and nationality during layoffs that came with pandemic-related budget cuts in 2020, according to a lawsuit filed last week.
Aigbe Akhigbe, a man born in Nigeria, and Bhanu Balasubramnian, a woman from India, filed the lawsuit Nov. 3 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The University of Akron declined to comment on the case.
