Ivy Tech Community College South Bend-Elkhart

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Former Ivy Tech South Bend chancellor Tia Robinson-Cooper is suing Ivy Tech, claiming she was terminated due to her race and/or gender, which is discrimination and illegal.

She also accuses Ivy Tech of violating the Family Leave Medical Act.

Robinson-Cooper said she received outstanding ratings by the president of Ivy Tech, Sue Ellspermann, in December 2022. Then in January 2023 she told the president that she needed knee surgery.

Ellspermann reportedly pressured Robinson-Cooper to continue working despite her physical limitations and recovery. Then between October 2023 and March 2024, Robinson-Cooper was told she had several 'Ethic Points' against her related to her professional conduct at Ivy Tech. She denies having do

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