The unanimous decision came late Monday after the chair of the state university system board delayed a vote that could install Bell permanently.
The flagship plans to adjust contracts and restrict hiring as it grapples with rising costs, declines in federal research funding and other challenges.
The center's complaint alleges the teachers union didn’t specify Jews as the primary victims of the Holocaust, among other things.
The public university praised Gregory Washington, who came under fire last year from the federal government over his support for diversity initiatives.