Since President Trump's return to office in January, his administration has intensified efforts to combat antisemitism on college campuses, positioning the issue as a central pillar of its civil rights agenda....more
6/13/2025
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Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Federal Funding ,
First Amendment ,
Harvard University ,
Title VI ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
Earlier this month, in a long-awaited ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a straight white woman who claimed to have lost out on two positions to LGBT candidates and was also demoted in favor of them. ...more
On April 23, President Trump issued an executive order, "Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy" (EO), intending to abolish a longstanding liability theory for workplace discrimination claims. Emphasizing the need...more
5/19/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Title VI ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Institutions of higher education (IHEs) and prospective applicants continue to grapple with the shifted landscape of admissions practices after the United States Supreme Court's Students for Fair Admissions decision...more
In a July 28, 2023 ruling, the Seventh Circuit has signaled that Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) seeking to enforce pronoun policies can expect to face increased scrutiny. Specifically, the Seventh Circuit vacated its...more
9/11/2023
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Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employment Litigation ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
OCR ,
Proposed Rules ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
School Districts ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Title IX ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Universities
For institutions of higher education (IHEs), diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a top priority. DEI is achieved through a culture and policies that recognize the value of the unique abilities and perspectives of every...more
On Monday, January 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (the Supreme Court) announced it will hear a challenge to the use of affirmative action in admissions for institutions of higher education (IHE). The two...more
2/3/2022
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Certiorari ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Colleges ,
Diversity ,
Educational Institutions ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VI ,
Universities