Former Florida Gulf Coast University Provost Bonnie Yegidis enters the federal courthouse in Fort Myers on Tuesday morning on the first day of trial for the wrongful termination suit she filed against FGCU in 2009. Yegidis' suit alleged wrongful termination as retaliation for voicing concerns about gender discrimination at the university. Her suit also alleged she was subject to sexual harassment by then- university President Bill Merwin and to gender discrimination during her employment. Lexey Swall/Staff

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Former Florida Gulf Coast University Provost Bonnie Yegidis enters the federal courthouse in Fort Myers on Tuesday morning on the first day of trial for the wrongful termination suit she filed against FGCU in 2009. Yegidis' suit alleged wrongful termination as retaliation for voicing concerns about gender discrimination at the university. Her suit also alleged she was subject to sexual harassment by then- university President Bill Merwin and to gender discrimination during her employment. Lexey Swall/Staff

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