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
On Friday, September 22, 2017, when the Trump administration announced that it was rescinding Obama-era Title IX sexual assault guidance and issuing a new question and answer document while undertaking a formal review, most...more
9/25/2017
/ Comment Period ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Due Process ,
Educational Institutions ,
Investigations ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
Title IX ,
VAWA
This is part one of a four-part series discussing compliance with the “Dear Colleague" Letter on Sexual Violence issued by U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on April 4, 2011, as well as subsequently...more
7/26/2013
/ Colleges ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Abuse ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Students ,
Title IX ,
Training ,
Universities