Deborah Mitchell grew up in Columbus an ardent Buckeye fan. Her graduate studies and work took her to other states and cities, but when she got the opportunity to teach at Ohio State University in 2012, it was like a homecoming. © Adam Cairns/Dispatch/The Columbus Dispatch/TNS Former business professor Deborah Mitchell is suing Ohio State University after being fired in August for her private company’s dealings with the Ohio Department of Medicaid. She is claiming discrimination, Title IX infractions and a toxic environment within the Fisher College of Business. [Adam Cairns/Dispatch] “It was always my dream to come back and be on the faculty there,” said the Ohio State alumna. Now, seven years later, Mitchell is unemployed — fired from Ohio State two months ago — and she has sued the university she grew up loving. Mitchell said she’s doing so, in part, because she wants Ohio State and its…
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