Higher educational institutions have experienced outsized attention in the early days of the second Trump Administration. A trio of three recent executive orders suggests that the Administration’s focus on higher education is...more
4/28/2025
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Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Higher Education Act ,
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (the “Department”) announced that it has initiated two sets of investigations against dozens of universities for alleged violations of Title VI....more
3/18/2025
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Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
Harassment ,
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OCR ,
Race Discrimination ,
Title VI ,
Universities
On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (the “Department”) issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” to “clarify and reaffirm” that schools, colleges and universities receiving “federal financial...more
2/20/2025
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Department of Education ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
OCR ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities
According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (“NCSES”), a key driver in the scientific and technological accomplishments of U.S. research universities is the volume of federal support for research...more
9/7/2023
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China ,
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
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Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
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