A federal judge cleared the way for a woman to pursue a lawsuit alleging she was not considered for a tenure-track position at Loyola University Chicago because of her age.In a written opinion last week, U.S. District Judge John J. Tharp Jr. did not rule on the merits of Olivia Maciel Edelman’s contention that university officials violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when they declined to interview her for a position as an assistant Spanish professor.But Tharp held Edelman had presented enough evidence …