On March 5, 2025, the National Education Association (NEA) and its New Hampshire affiliate (NEA-NH) sued the U.S. Department of Education, challenging a recently issued “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) that informed schools that...more
3/14/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Protection ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Pending Litigation ,
Professional Associations ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Trump Administration
On January 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) announcing that it would enforce Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 under the provisions...more
This is part four of a series examining the most topical changes applicable to higher education contained in the new Title IX regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education on April 19, 2024. Changes applicable only...more
5/8/2024
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Colleges ,
Educational Institutions ,
Family Status Discrimination ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Marital Status ,
Marital Status Discrimination ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Student Athletes ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Universities
Part two of our series of articles examining key changes applicable to higher education institutions and contained in new Title IX regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education on April 19, 2024, addresses...more