Cases

On November 12, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a Civil Rights Complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division against The Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) Consortium Members alleging that their participation in the IRT program constitutes discrimination on the basis of...Read More

On November 9, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) against Tulane University School of Medicine (“Tulane Medical School” or “Tulane”) “regarding its IMPRESS program which appears...Read More

On October 21, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a Civil Rights Complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against Bates College (“Bates”) regarding its discriminatory STEM Scholars program which likely violates Title VI.   EPP’s Complaint states: We bring this civil rights complaint...Read More

On October 13, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a Civil Rights Complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against the College of DuPage (“COD”) regarding two discriminatory scholarships in violation of Title VI.   EPP’s Complaint states: We bring this civil rights complaint...Read More

On September 30, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a Civil Rights Complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against Kansas Wesleyan University (“KWU”) regarding its discriminatory NEXT Level Program which discriminates based on race in violation of Title VI. EPP’s Complaint...Read More

On September 23, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) against the University of Maryland, College Park (“UMD”), challenging practices associated with UMD’s federally funded Lavender Lab. ...Read More

On September 16, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a Civil Rights Complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against Bentley University (“Bentley”) regarding three programs which discriminates based on race in violation of Title VI. EPP’s Complaint states: We bring this civil...Read More

On September 9, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a Civil Rights Complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against Cornell College (“Cornell”) regarding its discriminatory Each One Teach One Program (“EOTOP”) which discriminates based on race in violation of Title...Read More

On August 26, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (“FHEO”) against Northern Arizona University (“NAU”) “.. operating two discriminatory university housing programs that use race- and...Read More

On August 13, 2026, the Equal Protection Project (EPP) filed a Civil Rights Complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against Wabash College (“Wabash”) regarding its discriminatory Pathway To Your Future (“Pathway”) program which discriminates based on race in violation of Title...Read More