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California State University Agrees to $12 Million Settlement in Gender Harassment Cases
California State University will pay $12 million to settle gender harassment and retaliation claims filed by two former administrators at its San Bernardino campus. The agreement resolves a lawsuit that followed a $6 million jury verdict against the university system in October 2025.
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California State University will pay $12 million to settle gender harassment and retaliation claims brought by former administrators at its San Bernardino campus. The settlement resolves claims filed by Dr. Clare Weber, former Vice Provost of Academic Affairs at CSU San Bernardino, and Dr.
Anissa Rogers, former Associate Dean at the Palm Desert campus. A Los Angeles jury in October 2025 awarded Rogers $6 million after finding that CSU retaliated against her, subjected her to gender harassment, and failed to prevent the harassment.
Weber's related claims were scheduled for a separate trial but were included in the final agreement. The settlement is described as the largest publicly reported employment discrimination settlement against the CSU system, the nation's largest four-year public university system.
The litigation occurred amid broader public scrutiny of CSU's handling of workplace harassment complaints across multiple campuses. Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the evidence showed longstanding structural issues within the university system.
