The Cornell Free Speech Alliance (CFSA) has issued a statement about what it calls “deeply concerning allegations” against Cornell University outlined in a federal civil rights complaint filed on June 26 by the America First Policy Institute (AFPI).
In that complaint, AFPI requests a federal investigation into Cornell University, alleging that the Ivy League institution illegally hired, promoted, and issued scholarships based on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) metrics.
The complaint alleges discrimination based on race, sex, and ethnicity, and says that applicants for faculty positions were eliminated from consideration based on ideological statements.
“Internal documents, public policies, and archived webpages” reveal a “university-wide culture that places an illegal identity-based ideology above equal opportunity and merit, leading to a coercive and hostile environment,” the complaint states….