Madonna G. Constantine
lawsuit vs. Suniya S. Luthar
Detectives are also interviewing Constantine's students and colleagues, including one, a woman, who had recently complained about losing a faculty spot in the psychology department to Constantine, sources said. Court records show what appears to be pending civil litigation, with Constantine, 44, in May filing a suit against the other professor. No further details were immediately available. http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/am-noose1011,0,7110114.story ; http://www.tc.columbia.edu/abouttc/faculty.htm
In this photo released by the New York City Police Department, a four foot long noose hangs from a door knob of a Columbia University professor's office, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2007 in New York. The NYPD's hate crime unit was examining whether the twine noose was the work of students or colleagues at odds with professor Madonna Constantine, who is African - American. (AP Photo/NYPD)