Jury awards $160,000 in Idaho State University racial discrimination case

By: Kevin Richert

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 293

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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This story originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on April 27, 2026.

Idaho State University will pay $160,000 in damages in a racial discrimination case.

A Bannock County jury Thursday ruled in favor of Chanica Sintima, a Black student pursuing a doctoral degree in pharmacy. Sintima said she was wrongfully removed from a clinical rotation at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls in the fall of 2023.

As a result, Idaho State gave Sintima …

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