An investigative report by a third-party law firm substantiated three of four complaints that Lane Community College board members discriminated against President Stephanie Bulger on the basis of race and gender. Witnesses described former board chair Zach Mulholland as authoritative, short-tempered, and prone to steamroll the president during closed-door agenda-setting meetings. Mulholland reportedly dismissed female staff answers and sought male counterparts, and allegedly physically intimidated a student outside a meeting. Bulger also raised concerns about Austin Fölnagy favoring male staff for communication. Six current or former board members, Bulger, a student complainant, and the board secretary were interviewed during the investigation.
Lane Community College board members discriminated against President Stephanie Bulger on the basis of race and gender, according to findings in a recently unearthed investigative report. The report paints a damning picture of a board chair who allegedly steamrolled the president-a Black woman-in conversations, dismissed answers from female staff members and sought out their male counterparts instead, and physically intimidated a student outside a meeting.
The report, conducted by a third-party law firm, focused on four complaints submitted in March and April; one from then-Vice Chair Kevin Alltucker, one from a student whose name was redacted and two anonymous complaints. The report doesn't make clear how all the complaints were submitted, but it substantiated three of the four, which were based on how the board, mainly Mulholland, treated the president and a student.
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