Discrimination Alledged at Georgia State University

The head of Georgia State University's Middle East Institute has resigned, claiming the university mishandled a discrimination complaint from a Muslim doctoral student. Dona Stewart stepped down Tuesday night, citing retaliation from the university for helping student Slma Shelbayah. Stewart said the university failed to address complaints from Shelbayah that another faculty member harassed her on multiple occasions in August about her hijab, or traditional Muslim headscarf. Both Stewart and Shelbayah have filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Georgia State spokeswoman Andrea Jones said the student's complaints were handled properly, and the university did not retaliate against either woman. Jones said the university is cooperating with the EEOC probe.

(Associated Press)

New president for Georgia State

Georgia State University is set to get its new President. The state Board of Regents has named Mark P. Becker to the post. Becker is a University of South Carolina at Columbia executive vice president and provost. Becker succeeds longtime Georgia State President Carl Patton. Becker will be the school's seventh president when he assumes his new post in January.

(Associated Press)