Lawsuit accuses Cornell University of excluding White candidates from faculty hiring

Cornell University is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges it excluded White candidates from consideration for a faculty position, raising fresh legal questions about how diversity initiatives intersect with civil rights law.The complaint, filed last week in Wright v. Cornell University, claims the university allowed diversity, equity and inclusion administrators to create an interview list…

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US Department of Education launches FERPA probe into Tufts University, National Student Clearinghouse over student voting data

US Education Department Probes Tufts, NSC Over Student Voting Data Privacy The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) over possible violations of student privacy laws. The inquiry focuses on the National Study of Learning, Voting, and Engagement (NSLVE), a project housed at Tufts that…

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