# If You Run Social Media for a University, Don’t Misprint the Name of Its Mascot

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/if-you-run-social-media-for-a-university-dont-misprint-the-name-of-its-mascot/
- Published: 2026-11-12T15:21:56+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T16:51:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/volokh/2026/11/12/if-you-run-social-media-for-a-university-dont-misprint-the-name-of-its-mascot/
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- A judge dismissed a Wyoming employee’s discrimination and retaliation lawsuit.
- The ruling cited repeated performance issues and brand guideline errors.
- One post misspelled the university’s “Pokes” mascot as “Polks”.

## Summary

A federal judge has dismissed a University of Wyoming employee’s lawsuit alleging she was fired because of her gender and in retaliation for protected workplace conduct. The judge found that the university gave legitimate performance-related reasons for the dismissal and that the employee had not shown those reasons were a pretext or that she was treated differently from comparable colleagues.

The opinion cites several disputed and undisputed performance issues, including an unpublished press release criticised for poor writing and inaccuracy. It also points to social media posts that failed to follow the College of Business’s brand rules, including a December 2023 post that said “Go Polks!” instead of “Go Pokes!” The employee admitted the social media errors were hers; an appeal is pending.

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