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Yale Doctor Promoted After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Made Against Him, Lawsuit Says

Even though six women had filed complaints that a Yale University doctor sexually harassed them, the university appointed the doctor to lead diversity and inclusion efforts in a medical school department last summer, states a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, as reported by NBC News. The doctor, Manuel Lopes Fontes is a high-ranking professor who was […]

March 13, 2020

Former President of Southern Vermont College Files Lawsuit Against Trustees

After the closure of Southern Vermont College, former president Dr. David Evans has filed a lawsuit against four of the college trustees. The lawsuit was introduced in federal court on Dec. 30. After disagreements occurred during the process of shutting down the school, Evans alleged that the trustees and the chief restructuring officer denied him […]

January 6, 2020

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Former President of Community College Sued, Accused of Violating Constitutional Rights

Several current and former Garden City Community College employees filed a lawsuit against the college and its former president, Herbert Swender, alleging that he violated Constitutional rights. The lawsuit focused on a series of actions that Swender allegedly took regarding several all-staff attendance meetings in 2017 and 2018, stating that he “infringed and chilled Plaintiffs’ […]

January 6, 2019

Court Orders Settlement Discussion Regarding Maryland, HBCU Case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ordered settlement discussions be had regarding a more than decade-long suit filed by graduates from Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Bowie State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The graduates filed the suit in 2005 claiming that the state of Maryland has underfunded […]

January 4, 2019

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Family of Late UMD Football Player File Possible Lawsuit Notice

Parents of the late University of Maryland (UMD) football athlete Jordan McNair, who collapsed during a May preseason practice and died of heatstroke two weeks later, have sent a notice to Maryland officials, saying they might sue. After McNair collapsed, Maryland’s athletic training staff didn’t monitor his temperature or overall health through a popular cold-water […]

September 13, 2018

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

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Developer Sues Wilberforce for $3M Over Construction Work

JayCee Development, a Washington, D.C.-based firm, has filed a lawsuit against Wilberforce University seeking more than $3 million in damages, stating the institution owes the firm payment for three years of construction work. According to the lawsuit, the developer made some renovations to campus buildings in 2015 that cost more than $1.1 million and hd […]

August 3, 2018

PETA Lawsuit Says Texas University Hid Facebook Comments

AUSTIN, Texas — An animal rights group is accusing Texas’ largest university of hiding Facebook comments in a First Amendment lawsuit. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals claims in the lawsuit filed Monday that Texas A&M University hid Facebook comments that contained words associated with the group’s protests over animal research. Free speech […]

May 15, 2018

Fired Administrator Names NCCU Chancellor in Whistleblower Suit

A former vice chancellor at North Carolina Central University listed Chancellor Johnson O. Akinleye and two University of North Carolina Board of Governors members in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against NCCU last week.

April 25, 2018

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University of Louisville Sues Former President James Ramsey

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville sued its former president on Wednesday, claiming he and others conspired to divert millions of dollars from the school’s investment arm in a long-running scheme. The lawsuit seeks to recover millions that the university claims was lost during the tenure of former university president James Ramsey. The university […]

April 25, 2018

University of Chicago Countersues Over Withdrawn $100M Gift

CHICAGO — The University of Chicago is countersuing a benefactor that pledged a $100-million donation but wants to void the commitment. The Thomas L. Pearson and The Pearson Family Foundation has asked a federal court in Oklahoma to void the deal and recoup the nearly $23 million already given to the university to establish The […]

April 9, 2018

Alabama Women Suing For Equal Pay Lack State Protection

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Amy Heatherly believes she would have been paid at least $50,000 more to do her job over the past five years if she had been a man. As the only female human resources director overseeing compensation at the University of Alabama’s main campus, Heatherly said she knew for years she was getting […]

April 1, 2018

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