Case: Discrimination/Race Discrimination (M.D. Fla.)

June 10, 2026, 3:43 PM UTC

A Florida federal district court denied Bethune-Cookman University’s motion to dismiss race discrimination, national origin discrimination, and retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act brought by a Middle Eastern assistant professor and nursing chair of Jordanian national origin, finding his allegations of systematic discrimination and retaliation sufficiently stated plausible claims.

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