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DOJ and HHS settlement says Lincoln Memorial University denied Jewish students equal access to religious accommodations
The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services said their joint investigation found that Lincoln Memorial University's DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine denied Jewish students requests to reschedule academic obligations for religious holidays while granting comparable nonreligious requests. Under a voluntary settlement, the university agreed to revise its absence policy, provide education about the policy and reverse penalties imposed on affected students. The agencies said they will close the investigation after the university completes its commitments.
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Why this matters
The settlement addresses unequal treatment in a federally funded nonprofit university and requires concrete policy changes, education and reversal of student penalties while preserving the institution's eligibility for federal funding.
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Who reported or established this
The findings and settlement terms were announced by the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and HHS Office for Civil Rights.
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What remains unverified
No Halo has not independently established each underlying student incident or confirmed that all required policy changes, training and penalty reversals have been completed.
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Organization response
The federal agencies said Lincoln Memorial University cooperated and agreed to the corrective measures. No separate university statement about the settlement was located in the consulted material.
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Event type: Settlement. Current state: Pending. No Halo preserves the current procedural state rather than treating every mention as a finding.
Published September 15, 2026 · Last verified September 16, 2026. See an error or a later outcome? Submit a correction or right of reply.