The Missouri State University Board of Governors is reporting that they were unaware of the allegations being described in a federal lawsuit against new President Richard “Biff” Williams when they offered him the position as the institutions President.
President Williams is one of many people being named in a federal lawsuit by three staff members at Utah Tech University.
The lawsuit alleges that he, along with other high ranking members of the university, were hostile towards Title VII and Title IX, and gave constant pushback against the implementation of the guidelines and regulations.
Those who filed the lawsuit say when they were met with “discrimination, intimidation, abuse, harassment, and retaliation.”
Also included in the suit is an allegation that Williams perpetrated an obscene prank in which two eggplants were placed next to a zucchini, made to look like a penis, on the front porch of a fellow colleague who had recently undergone a vasectomy.
The three staff members say Williams placed the blame on the prank on them, and took no responsibility for his actions.
The Board of Governors at Missouri State University have said they were informed of an incident, but were not given details of the case until after the hiring was made.