News & Analysis as of

Anti-Discrimination Policies Universities

Hogan Lovells

Attorney General Bondi issues memorandum regarding “unlawful discrimination,” with particular focus on higher education...

Hogan Lovells on

On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a Memorandum to all Federal Agencies (“Memorandum”) with “guidance for recipients of federal funding regarding unlawful discrimination.” The guidance says it “clarif[ies]”...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

DOJ Issues Sweeping Memo on DEI Programming: What Education Leaders Need to Know

On July 29, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a sweeping memorandum warning recipients of federal funds — including K-12 schools and higher education institutions — that many diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Advisor Training - August 19th - 20th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Bricker Graydon LLP on

Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Investigator Training - August 14th - 15th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Bricker Graydon LLP on

Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Informal Resolution Training - August 12th - 13th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Bricker Graydon LLP on

Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Decision-Maker Training - August 5th - 6th, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Bricker Graydon LLP on

Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025 Title...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

[Ongoing Program] Level 2 Title IX Coordinator Training - July 22nd - 23rd, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET

Bricker Graydon LLP on

Summer 2025 Higher Education Title IX Training Series - As the legal landscape across higher education continues to to evolve, it's essential for educational institutions to stay diligent and prepared. Our Summer 2025...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Civil Rights Laws and False Claims Act: What Colleges and Universities Need to Know Now

Holland & Knight LLP on

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 19, 2025, that it would use the False Claims Act (FCA) against institutions and contractors receiving federal funding that "knowingly" violate federal civil rights laws...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

DOJ Targets DEI Programs with False Claims Act Enforcement

Fox Rothschild LLP on

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is raising the stakes with a broad new initiative targeting what it calls “illegal DEI.” In a May 19, 2025 internal memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche outlines a Civil Rights...more

Alston & Bird

DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Targets Allegedly Discriminatory Practices by Educational Institutions

Alston & Bird on

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative treats federally funded colleges’ and universities’ DEI programs and other allegedly discriminatory practices as False Claims Act violations. Our Education Team breaks...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The Future of the False Claims Act

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on

On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum titled Civil Rights Fraud Initiative announcing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plan to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to “aggressively” pursue...more

Fisher Phillips

New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Puts More Pressure on Higher Ed and K-12 Schools Receiving Federal Funding: What to Do in...

Fisher Phillips on

Federal officials on Monday launched a new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative aimed at schools receiving federal funding, the next step in the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement posture against transgender rights, DEI,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

DOJ announces Civil Rights Fraud Initiative

Feds continue to focus on contractors’ DEI programs. Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a Memorandum on May 19 advising recipients of federal funds that the federal government intends to vigorously enforce...more

McGuireWoods LLP

HHS Dear Colleague Letter Outlines Nondiscrimination Requirements for Medical Schools

McGuireWoods LLP on

On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Dear Colleague Letter on Nondiscrimination Requirements for Medical Schools on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin pursuant to Students...more

TNG Consulting

The Tough Work Worth Doing 

TNG Consulting on

I entered the Title IX field about ten years after completing law school. Interestingly, this wasn’t my original plan. I had always intended to stay in education, following in the footsteps of women in my family who were...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Understanding and Navigating Compliance with NIH Grant DEI Policies

On April 21, 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice regarding its policy to require all US grant recipients to certify that: 1. They do not, and will not during the term of receiving funds from the...more

TNG Consulting

An Enthusiastic Approach to Title IX 

TNG Consulting on

I earned my undergraduate degree from Georgia Southern University and my law degree from the University of Georgia. While in law school, I interned with Georgia Southern’s Legal Affairs Office as a Title IX and civil rights...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Attending to EEOC’s New Workplace Focus: Antisemitism on College Campuses

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas issued a statement on March 17, 2025, notifying universities and colleges that the EEOC intends to hold them accountable for antisemitism in on-campus...more

Meyers Nave

Ninth Circuit Rules on Caste as a Protected Class in CSU’s Anti-Discrimination Policy

Meyers Nave on

On March 12, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Kumar v. Koester, dismissing a constitutional challenge to a university’s anti-discrimination policy that added “caste” as a protected class. Effective January 1,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New Administration Outlook: Trump's DOE Letters and Colleges' First Amendment Defenses Against Pretextual Title VI Threats

Anti-discrimination statutes protect against "deliberate indifference" to conditions establishing a hostile environment of antisemitic violence and harassment. But those statutes cannot be used to censor legitimate speech...more

TNG Consulting

Why Title VI Training is Necessary Now 

TNG Consulting on

An ATIXA Testimonial by Alexis Piñero-Benson, University of New Hampshire  Following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel and the ongoing geopolitical conflict, many colleges and universities witnessed a surge of...more

TNG Consulting

[Webinar] Unlocking ATIXA’s Title VI Resources for Members - July 24th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

TNG Consulting on

Explore the comprehensive Title VI resources exclusively available to ATIXA members, designed to support your compliance efforts and keep you ahead of the curve. This webinar showcases curated materials, templates, evolving...more

TNG Consulting

1P2P: The Case for Process B

TNG Consulting on

ATIXA created the One Policy, Two Procedures (1P2P) Model Policy and Procedures to innovate a more comprehensive approach for Title IX and civil rights compliance for schools and colleges. ATIXA regularly updates its models...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

EEOC signals crackdown on anti-Jewish bias

And you thought they’d be asleep the next four years. This week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a press release indicating that the EEOC would be cracking down on antisemitism in the workplace, with...more

Fisher Phillips

Education Department Kicks Off New Era of Title VI Discrimination Enforcement: What Your School Must Know + 5 Steps to Take Now

Fisher Phillips on

Starting today, the U.S. Department of Education will crack down on “overt and covert racial discrimination” in educational institutions receiving federal funding, according to a February 14 “Dear Colleague” letter issued by...more

80 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 4

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide