Title VI

  • University of Alabama Faces Lawsuit For Granting Race-Based Scholarships

    The University of Alabama is under federal scrutiny following a civil rights complaint alleging that one of its scholarships discriminates based on race. The complaint, filed by the Equal Protection Project, a national nonprofit advocating for race-neutral treatment in education, targets the university’s Norton-Textra Endowed Scholarship, which previously specified eligibility for African-American students majoring in…

  • Harvard Said No To Trump! University Defends Academic Freedom Against Political Interference

    In a bold and public rebuke, Harvard University has rejected sweeping demands from the Trump administration that threatened to withhold more than $9 billion in research funding. Harvard President Alan Garber, M.D., Ph.D., issued a strongly worded statement asserting that the university “will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights,” denouncing the administration’s…

  • Philadelphia School District Faces Federal Antisemitism Complaint

    The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has filed a federal complaint with the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, alleging widespread antisemitism within the Philadelphia school district. The complaint, lodged under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, accuses several educators and administrators of disseminating antisemitic content on social media without facing any…

  • Mississippi To Revamp How It Notifies Next Of Kin About Deaths After 7 Men Were Buried In Unmarked Graves

    In response to recent controversies surrounding the burial of loved ones in unmarked graves without proper notification, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced its intervention to revamp next-of-kin death notifications in Mississippi. The assistance will be provided to the Jackson Police Department and Hinds County Coroner’s Office under Title VI of the Civil Rights…