Former CSU campus president accused of harassment to earn $343,920 in new university job

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Set us as preferred The California State University system will pay $343,920 in compensation to the outgoing president of Cal State San Bernardino — who was named in a discrimination and harassment civil suit that CSU settled for $12 million — as part of his one-year “transition” assignment, Chancellor Mildred Garcia announced Wednesday.Garcia praised President Tomás Morales during a board of trustees meeting for his “outstanding leadership at Cal State San Bernardino and systemwide.” She did not mention the lawsuit.That suit, filed in 2023 by two former Cal State San Bernardino administrators, accused Morales of gender discrimination and alleged “ranting” at female employees.

It also alleged that he failed to approve salaries on-par with male colleagues and created an environment where harassment is “standard operating procedure.” In addition to Morales, the suit named a former dean under him and the CSU Board of Trustees.The suit said Morales’ alleged actions were reported to then-interim Chancellor Jolene Koester, who “did absolutely nothing,” and that the university allegedly retaliated against the administrators for raising concerns about Morales and the former dean.Morales did not respond to emailed requests for comment.

In court documents Morales, the former dean and the Board of Trustees denied all allegations in the lawsuit.In a statement sent by CSU spokeswoman Amy Bentley-Smith, the university said the lawsuit against Morales and CSU “did not result in any findings against him individually, and litigation outcomes do not determine an employee’s standing.” The statement said Morales remains in “good standing,” a classification that makes him eligible for the new transition job.The university system, which has been dogged by sexual harassment scandals in recent years, settled the ...