The white president of historically Black university in Missouri placed on leave amid claims of harassment will keep his job after an independent investigation found no evidence he bullied a Black administrator who made the allegations against him before she committed suicide in January.
Lincoln University President John Moseley returned to work March 15 after he had been on paid leave since Jan. 12 following the death of Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey, who had served under Moseley as the vice president of student affairs.
Following the decision to reinstate Moseley, Victor Pasley, the president of the university’s Board of Curators, expressed full support for him, but acknowledged the school’s shortcomings in handling employee relations, especially when it comes to mental health.
“For us, this report is not the end of a process, but rather the beginning of one,” Pasley wrote, affirming the conclusions in the report. “None of its findings have led the Board to doubt President Moseley’s ability to lead the University, but this tragedy has forced us to grapple more fully with issues facing Lincoln and our individual students and employees — ranging from mental health support to employee work and relationships.”
The 49-year-old Candia-Bailey took her own life on Jan. 8, just days after she sent an email to the university’s Board of Curators and others, accusing Moseley of intimidation and “mental damage” after she was on the job for less than a year.
Previously, the deceased woman’s mother, Veronica Candia, and husband, Anthony Bailey, revealed that Moseley terminated her employment in the days leading up to her death.
Candia-Bailey reportedly shared with friends and family that her professional relationship with Moseley had deteriorated and that she dreaded going to work.
“She said this job isn’t going to kill me and this job depresses me,” Candia-Bailey’s longtime friend Monica Graham told NBC…
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