The Ohio State Newark Campus has rehired Professor Angela Bryant, who resigned in November 2020.Credit: Courtesy of Angela Bryant

Ohio State University has rehired Ohio State professor Angela Bryant, who resigned during a manic episode, for the start of the fall semester.

Bryant is 21 months after returning to his position as an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the Newark campus. resigned from her tenure According to an email obtained by The Lantern, in November 2020, he sent a vulgar email to his then-department chief. The resignation was accepted, but Bryant’s request to return to work was denied.

Lantern asked Bryant for comment on her rehiring, but was referred to Ben Johnson, a spokesperson for the university.

In an email, Johnson said the university had spoken with Bryant and decided to reinstate her.

“The university and Dr. Bryant had productive discussions to understand each other’s points of view, and that discussion concluded that re-employment would be a satisfactory outcome for all,” Johnson said. says Mr. “The university looks forward to welcoming Dr. Bryant to Newark, Ohio this fall.”

according to National Institute of Mental Health, Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes “abnormal changes in mood, energy, activity level, concentration, energy, activity level, and ability to perform daily tasks.” People with bipolar disorder may experience mania in which they participate in uncharacteristic behavior.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, during a manic episode, individuals may experience psychosis with hallucinations and delusions.

bryant is Lawsuit against Ohio By failing to restore her employment on April 15, she claimed the action violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. The lawsuit sought damages against Johnson, Gilliam, William McDonald, the president of her campus in Newark, Ohio, and Christy Williams, chair of the sociology department.

The battle for Bryant’s rehiring began on January 22, 2021, when she filed a complaint with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. According to records obtained by The Lantern. On December 16, 2021, the commission dismissed her complaint in its report, saying Bryant had failed to prove the college discriminated against her on the basis of her disability.

According to reports, the university had no idea that Bryant was “incapable of taking action on his own.” However, Bryant began experiencing mental health issues in December 2019, according to a complaint filed with the Commission on Academic Freedom and Responsibility on January 20, 2021.

The Faculty Public Hearing Committee, the group that considers faculty complaints, issued a letter to Chancellor Christina M. Johnson and Vice Chancellor and Chancellor Melissa L. Gilliam on February 24 stating that an investigation into Bryant had not taken place. Based on this, I requested Bryant’s reinstatement. On December 18, 2021, after she was notified by her nurse her practitioner, she became the head of her mental health department.

in the old lantern paper, Bryant said he didn’t find another job during the fight to regain his position at the university.