Press-Enterprise: Two former CSUSB admins get $12m in gender discrimination settlement
By Joe Nelson | jnelson@scng.com | San Bernardino Sun
PUBLISHED: May 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM PDT
California State University will pay $12 million to settle claims by two former Cal State San Bernardino administrators who alleged they were fired or pushed to resign after reporting gender inequities, discrimination and harassment.
The settlement, reached in late March, is believed to be the largest publicly reported employment discrimination settlement against the CSU system.
It ends a roughly three-year legal battle between CSUSB and former administrators Clare Weber, the university's former vice provost, and Anissa Rogers, the former associate dean of the university's Palm Desert campus.
Weber alleged she was fired after raising concerns about pay inequities affecting female administrators at the San Bernardino campus, while Rogers alleged she was forced out after reporting gender harassment and retaliation at the Palm Desert campus.
"From the beginning, these cases were about accountability," said David J. deRubertis, lead trial counsel for Weber and Rogers, in a May 12 written statement. "Dr. Weber and Dr. Rogers took enormous professional and personal risks in challenging conduct they believed was unlawful. The result sends a strong message about the importance of protecting employees who speak up about harassment and against retaliation."
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