Tennessee Grad Student Settles $250K Lawsuit

Former University of Tennessee Student Gets $250K Settlement Over Cardi B's ‘WAP' Lyrics
The investigations were set in motion just two days after Diei enrolled at UT. The college committee's professional conduct committee looked into her posts after they allegedly received an anonymous complaint about her content.
Tennessee Grad Student Settles $250K Lawsuit After Almost Getting Expelled for Sharing 'Crude' Lyrics on Social Media
Tennessee graduate student Kimberly Diei settled a lawsuit with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center after she was investigated twice for sharing "crude" Beyoncé and Cardi B lyrics on her personal social media page.
Former University of Tennessee pharmacy student awarded $250K in 'WAP' social media suit
Kimberly Diei was awarded $250,000 from the Univeristy of Tennessee over a lawsuit in which she alleged her First Amendment rights were violated.
A Tennessee State University That Nearly Expelled a Student for Racy Tweets Agrees To Pay Her $250,000
Kimberly Diei, a pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee, tweeted about Cardi B's sexually explicit song "WAP" under the handle
Tennessee pharmacy student settles for $250K after near-expulsion over social media posts
Kimberly Diei has earned her pharmacy doctorate from the UT Health Science Center in Memphis and is pocketing $250K from a suit over social media posts.
Tennessee grad student settles for $250K after being expelled for rap lyrics, 'crude' posts
Kimberly Diei was expelled from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. After appealing, she has won a settlement against the university.
Student Wins $250K After University Tried to Expel Her for Sharing Music Lyrics
A pharmacy student settled a $250,000 lawsuit against the University of Tennessee Health Science Center after the university tried to expel her for posting Beyonce and Cardi B lyrics on her personal social media account.
College Student Threatened with Expulsion Over Social Media Dancing Gets Paid
The former doctor of pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee spent the last four years fighting with her school, and she just received a major win. As the New York Times reports, four years ago the University’s professional conduct committee received “an anonymous complaint” regarding Diei’s posts on social media.
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