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DENISE TAYLOR-TRAVIS,
 * Plaintiff–Appellee Cross-Appellant,

v.

JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY,
 * Defendant–Appellant Cross-Appellee.

Before OWEN, Chief Judge, and WIENER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Chief Judge:

Denise Taylor-Travis sued Jackson State University after the university terminated her employment. She alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and she brought state-law claims for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and invasion of privacy. A jury awarded Taylor $182,000 for her breach of contract claim but found no liability on her claim for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and found no violations of Title VII or Title IX. The district court found in favor of Taylor on her invasion of privacy claim and awarded her $200,000. Jackson State