Welcome to our sixth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025.
In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations:
- How the...more
8/8/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender Identity ,
North Carolina ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Private Schools ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Student Loans ,
Tax Credits ,
Technology
Welcome to our third issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025.
In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations:
- The...more
4/10/2025
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
FERPA ,
Final Rules ,
NCAA ,
New Regulations ,
Privacy Laws ,
Public Schools ,
Sports ,
Student Athletes ,
Title II ,
Title IX ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Universities
Welcome to our second issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025.
In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations:
- the...more
3/12/2025
/ Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Foreign Students ,
Name and Likeness ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
NCAA ,
NLRB ,
Research Funding ,
Student Athletes ,
Student Loans ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
The Accreditation Overhaul for North Carolina (and Florida) Colleges -
Last month, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed House Bill 8 (HB 8) into law. In addition to establishing a new computer science requirement for...more
11/8/2023
/ Accreditation ,
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Education ,
Disability ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Financial Aid ,
First Amendment ,
Florida ,
Free Speech ,
Harassment ,
Information Technology ,
Name and Likeness ,
New Legislation ,
North Carolina ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Protests ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Risk Management ,
Student Athletes ,
Students ,
Surveillance ,
Teachers ,
Technology ,
Universities
U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Five Schools for Disbursing Federal Student Aid to Students Enrolled in Unaccredited Programs -
“The settlement agreements include the payment of liabilities for all five...more
10/2/2023
/ Colleges ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Student Aid ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Research Funding ,
School Districts ,
Students ,
Tax Exempt Entities ,
Universities
Supreme Court Blocks Use of Race in Harvard, UNC Admissions in Blow to Diversity Efforts -
"In one of its most closely watched cases this year, the court ruled along ideological lines that the way the schools approached race...more
7/5/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Alston v NCAA ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Borrowers ,
Bots ,
Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Compensation ,
COPPA ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Equal Protection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FERPA ,
Florida ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
IDEA ,
Mental Health ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Privacy Laws ,
Race Discrimination ,
Repayment Options ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
SRO ,
Student Loans ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Technology ,
Title IX ,
Title VI ,
Title VII ,
Universities
Department of Education’s New Guidance on Personal Liability Requirements Leaves Uncertainty for Institutions -
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) released guidance related to the instances in which...more
3/24/2023
/ Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Florida ,
Gun Laws ,
Gun Permits ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
Pennsylvania ,
Personal Liability ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Legislatures ,
Student Loans ,
Title IV ,
Universities ,
Virginia