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
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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
In a precedential decision issued on May 29, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the lower court’s dismissal of a complaint filed against a private university alleging discrimination under Title IX and...more
6/2/2020
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Cross Examination ,
Dear Colleague Letter ,
Disciplinary Proceedings ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender-Based Violence ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
Title IX ,
Universities
On February 22, the U.S. Department of Education issued its first Dear Colleague Letter guidance of the new administration, rescinding the transgender rights guidance that the Obama administration issued last summer. The...more
3/3/2017
/ Dear Colleague Letter ,
Department of Education ,
Discrimination ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gender Identity ,
LGBTQ ,
OCR ,
School Restrooms ,
Secretary of Education ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration