
Cornell University Reaches $60 Million Settlement
Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws, restoring over $250 million in federal funding.
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Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws, restoring over $250 million in federal funding.

California's Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that finds the University of California's ban on hiring undocumented students discriminatory, forcing a policy reevaluation.

A scholarship at a California university, once reserved for Black students, is now open to all after a lawsuit successfully used an 1871 anti-KKK law.

Twin brothers David and Jonathan Lederer have filed a federal lawsuit against Columbia University, alleging the school fosters a hostile antisemitic environment.

Newark school officials are promoting an equity strategy amid ongoing criticism and legal challenges stemming from racism allegations at a district high school.

Osseo Area Schools will pay a $61,500 settlement after an investigation found leadership knew of an assistant principal's sexual harassment of a student but failed to act.

The University of California San Diego has opened a formerly race-specific scholarship to all students after a lawsuit cited the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act.

Four Black educators in Fayette County, Tennessee, have filed a $1.9 million federal lawsuit against the school board, alleging a pattern of racial discrimination.

A federal lawsuit has been filed against Portland Public Schools, challenging its decade-old policy of allocating extra funding to schools based on student race.

Students for Fair Admissions has filed a lawsuit against Kamehameha Schools, claiming its policy favoring Native Hawaiian applicants is illegal discrimination.

A federal judge plans to block a Trump administration policy that withholds funding from schools with inclusive policies for transgender students, siding with 16 states.

A Cornell law professor is set to file a federal civil rights complaint against the university over the public release of an Israeli student's personal data.