Tag: Discrimination lawsuit

News Roundup

Black Pennsylvania Student Wins $40,000 Damages in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

A district judge ordered a Pennsylvania restaurant to pay $40,000 in damages to a Black Lebanon Valley College student who alleged the eatery called him the N-word and refused to serve him, reported Penn Live. Ricky Lee Bugg Jr. was a junior at the college in 2017 when the incident occurred at Just Wing It, […]

April 8, 2020

News Roundup

DOJ Sides with Asian-Americans in Bias Suit Against Harvard

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicated its strongest support to date for the plaintiffs in a controversial, highly publicized federal lawsuit alleging that Harvard University unfairly discriminates against Asian-American applicants, according to CNN and other reports. On Thursday, the DOJ submitted a statement of interest to the court in opposition to Harvard’s motion for a […]

August 31, 2018

Students

Harvard’s Asian Problem Does Not Justify the Blum Lawsuit

That lawsuit filed by White conservative Ed Blum using Asians as proxies to fight affirmative action may have revealed in discovery a complex and unique admissions process at Harvard. But using race to determine admissions is legal, and the suit doesn’t justify changing current law.

August 7, 2018

Tenure

American University Deals With Six Women’s Charges of Discrimination

Last summer, professor Carolyn Brown accused American University provost Dr. Scott A. Bass of racial and gender discrimination after he denied her tenure on contentious grounds. Brown is among six women who have accused the provost of discrimination in recent years.

March 26, 2018

Latest News

DePaul Law Professor Sues University

Another DePaul University professor is in the news after filing a civil rights lawsuit against the university alleging racial discrimination. College of Law professor Terry Smith contends that university officials retaliated against him due to his advocacy on issues of racial diversity.

March 11, 2018