EQUAL PROTECTION PROJECT

Nebraska university removes 'discriminatory' language from scholarships after civil rights complaint

A civil rights group claimed victory after the University of Nebraska Omaha recently removed 'discriminatory langua…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jul 7, 2025

Yale, AAAP hit with civil rights complaint over racially exclusive fellowship

The Yale School of Medicine and the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) were named in a civil rights co…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jul 7, 2025

University of Louisville faces civil rights complaint over race-based scholarships

The University of Louisville is among the latest schools to be the subject to a civil rights complaint due to six d…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jun 16, 2025

UConn hit with civil rights complaint for race-based scholarships

In a complaint filed last week, the Equal Protection Project asserts that the University of Connecticut is offering…

By Brendan McDonald '25
Jun 3, 2025

DePaul hit with civil rights complaint over preferences for race and sex in scholarship applicants

An advocacy group has filed a civil rights complaint against DePaul University in Chicago for scholarships it says …

By Brendan McDonald '25
May 12, 2025

Civil rights complaint filed against Indiana University South Bend over race-based scholarships

The Equal Protection Project has filed a civil rights complaint against Indiana University South Bend, alleging tha…

By Jacob Beckwith '26
Apr 3, 2025

Civil rights group files complaint against University of Oregon over DEI-based scholarships

The University of Oregon is facing a civil rights complaint over four scholarships that allegedly discriminate base…

By Jacob Beckwith '26
Mar 25, 2025

Alfred University faces civil rights complaint over race-based arts program

A civil rights complaint has been filed against Alfred University in upstate New York over its BIPOC Summer Arts Re…

By Leona Salinas '27
Feb 28, 2025

Michigan university slammed with complaint over its race-based scholarships

The Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Right…

By Pedro Rodriguez '26
Jan 28, 2025

University of Rhode Island faces civil rights complaint for 'pervasive' discrimination from scholarships

A legal nonprofit dedicated to combatting racism has brought forward a federal civil rights complaint against the U…

By Campus Reform
Dec 12, 2024

UVA changes parameters for race-restrictive program after facing challenge from conservative group

The Equal Protection Project claimed that the program violated both Title VI and the Equal Protection Clause.

By Mary Stevens '25
Oct 16, 2024

Equal Protection Project challenges 42 UIUC scholarships for sex, race-based discrimination

The Equal Protection Project has filed a complaint against the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alleging tha…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Aug 23, 2024

Fordham hit with civil rights complaint over 'discriminatory' diversity programs

The Equal Protection Project has filed a civil rights complaint against Fordham for allegedly operating discriminat…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Aug 7, 2024

Challenging new Title IX rules, legal group says women in STEM award discriminates against real men

The Equal Protection Project filed a civil rights complaint against the Rochester Institute of Technology, alleging…

By Olivia Krolczyk
Jul 23, 2024

Civil rights complaint accuses UW-Madison of anti-white discrimination

The Equal Protection Project claims that the BIPOC Fellows program 'makes clear that students who do not meet the p…

By Michael Duke '26
Feb 6, 2024