Welcome to our fifth 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...more
Welcome to the sixth issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights.
For this mid-summer edition, we take a deeper look at the newest developments regarding the 2024 amendments to...more
7/3/2024
/ Athletes ,
Biden Administration ,
Board of Education ,
Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employees ,
Federal Student Aid ,
Name and Likeness ,
New Legislation ,
OCR ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Schools ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Universities
Welcome to summer and the fifth issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024 -
In this issue, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: ...more
6/3/2024
/ American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
FAFSA ,
Hamas ,
Harassment ,
Health and Safety ,
Israel ,
Legislative Agendas ,
LGBTQ ,
NCAA ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Protests ,
Public Schools ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
Students ,
Universities
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 high school graduation and certain age verification requirements to...more
11/8/2023
/ Accreditation ,
Colleges ,
Compliance ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Florida ,
Governor Cooper ,
Governor DeSantis ,
New Legislation ,
North Carolina ,
Professors ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Legislatures ,
Students ,
Tenure ,
Universities ,
Verification Requirements
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
Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools -
On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect. This new law requires covered...more
8/3/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Education ,
Duty to Accommodate ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hackers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
LGBTQ ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Information ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
School Districts ,
Sports ,
Sports Injuries ,
Student Loans ,
Title IX ,
Undue Hardship ,
Universities
Summer is Coming: Are Youth Camps Part of Your Clery Compliance Program?
“Regarding compliance and safety, many institutions have youth protection policies that camps must follow.”
Why this is important: The Jeanne...more
5/24/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Colleges ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt ,
Educational Institutions ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
New Legislation ,
Ransomware ,
School Districts ,
Sports ,
Student Loans ,
Students ,
Universities
ChatGPT’s Impact on Education and Student Data Privacy -
Data privacy professionals have characterized the data privacy risks associated with ChatGPT as a “nightmare.” In order to function, open artificial intelligence...more
5/1/2023
/ Alabama ,
Burden of Proof ,
Colleges ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Content Publishing ,
Defamation ,
First Amendment ,
Fox News ,
Free Speech ,
Human Trafficking ,
Libel ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
Political Speech ,
Public Forum ,
Public Use ,
Religious Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Students ,
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