istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁U . S .   Dep art ment ▁of ▁Education ' s ▁Office ▁for ▁Civil ▁Rights . ▁When ▁Thomas ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁U . S .   Equal ▁Emp loyment ▁O pport unity ▁Commission ▁( EE OC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Hill ▁went ▁along ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁his ▁assistant , ▁leaving ▁the ▁job ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Hill ▁then ▁became ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Christian ▁O .   W .   C ob urn ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁Or al ▁Roberts ▁University ▁where ▁she ▁taught ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁where ▁she ▁taught ▁commercial ▁law ▁and ▁contract s . ▁ ▁Al leg ations ▁of ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁against ▁Clar ence ▁Thomas ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁President ▁George ▁H .   W . ▁Bush ▁nominated ▁Clar ence ▁Thomas , ▁a ▁federal ▁Circ uit ▁Judge , ▁to ▁succeed ▁ret iring ▁Associ ate ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Justice ▁Th ur good ▁Marshall . ▁Senate ▁hear ings ▁on ▁his ▁confirm ation ▁were ▁initially ▁completed ▁with ▁Thomas ' s ▁good ▁character ▁being ▁presented ▁as ▁a ▁primary ▁qual ification ▁for ▁the ▁high ▁court ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁only ▁been ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁slightly ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁year . ▁There ▁had ▁been ▁little ▁organized ▁opposition ▁to ▁Thomas ' ▁nom ination , ▁and ▁his ▁confirm