SSU Asian-American faculty say race, gender bias involved in school president no-confidence vote

Asian-American faculty at Sonoma State University have penned a letter reminding their peers that race and gender bias are at play in an upcoming no-confidence vote against the school president. According to The Press Democrat , SSU President Judy Sakaki is dealing with the referendum due to her handling of sexual harassment allegations against her husband Patrick McCallum, as well as her leadership "at a time [of] significant decline in enrollment and crippling budget deficits." The California State University system ended up paying $600,000 to former SSU Provost Lisa Vollendorf in a settlement over claims of retaliation for the McCallum…