Top College to Pay Millions to Settle Lawsuit Over Shutting Down In-person Classes

A federal judge overseeing the case has granted preliminary approval to the settlement.

A doctor administers a COVID-19 test in New York in a March 28, 2020, file image. John Moore/Getty Images

Cornell University is preparing to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of improperly keeping tuition after shutting down in-person classes in 2020, according to court filings and a settlement notice.

The New York school’s in-house newspaper has published a notice that it will pay into a settlement fund in order to settle the suit.