On February 14, the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (DOE) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), which calls for educational institutions to immediately cease race-conscious practices in student...more
2/25/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Title VI ,
Universities
On January 9, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Kentucky entered an order vacating the 2024 Title IX regulations (the Final Rule). The case is Tennessee, et al. v. Cardona (Civil Action No. 2: 24-072)....more
1/17/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Universities ,
Vacated
On March 31, the Third Circuit issued a ruling in Doe v. Princeton University, reversing a district court’s dismissal of Title IX and state law claims against Princeton University by a male student who was accused of...more
On January 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential decision in Hall v. Millersville University, holding for the first time that colleges and universities may face damages liability under...more
Many private colleges and universities have faculty handbooks and/or collective bargaining agreements that, among other things, establish internal disciplinary procedures and make promises to faculty about academic freedom....more
7/11/2018
/ Academic Misconduct ,
Breach of Contract ,
Contract Terms ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Online Commentary ,
Professional Disciplinary Actions ,
Protected Activity ,
State and Local Government ,
Universities ,
WI Supreme Court ,
Work Suspensions
In This Issue:
- Unionization of Students
..The New Meaning of “Student Union”
..Overview of Labor Laws and Organized Labor
..Unionization of Graduate Students
..The Northwestern University Case
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On March 7, 2013, President Obama signed into law the reauthorized Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 2013. The bill includes several important amendments to the Clery Act, which will require institutions of higher...more