Ravi Shankar has dismissed all legal actions against his former employers.
Ravi Shankar, a poetry professor at Central Connecticut State University, has officially resigned after taking an unpaid leave of absence, following a string of arrests last year.
His resignation from the university was accepted Wednesday by the president of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) Mark Ojakian.
As part of his resignation, Shankar has terminated all of his appeals, and dismissed all legal demands against the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the CSCU system, and Central Connecticut State University.
Shankar will receive a settlement payment from the institutions in exchange for dropping legal actions against his former employers.
He will be permanently barred from applying to any position at Central Connecticut State University, or any institution affiliated with the CSCU system.
Shankar was arrested last July in Middletown after reportedly trying to return stolen merchandise at a local Home Depot for cash.
According to court records, Shankar was charged with third-degree larceny—a class D felony. He was released on $5,000 bond after pleading not guilty to the charge.
The former professor’s larceny case is still pending, along with several other traffic violations.
His next scheduled appearance in court is set for February 18.
Daniel Keith is an intern at WNPR.
