Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 153, The CW 25 Edition
Rescission of DOE Guidance — Highway to NIL Podcast
DOE Guidance and DOJ Statement of Interest — Highway to NIL Podcast
Title IX — Highway to NIL Podcast
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Recent Developments Affecting Student Loan Origination and Servicing
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - Responding to Borrower Defense to Repayment Applications
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Invalidating the Biden Administration’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan and its Potential Legal Repercussions
A Deep Dive into the Debate Over Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
Compliance Perspectives: Changes to Title IX
New Title IX Regulations: A Seismic Shift During a Pandemic (Webinar Recording)
Investigating Sexual Misconduct in High Education: Potential Pitfalls During Title IX Investigations and How to Avoid Them
Congressman: My Plan Would Reduce Student Loan Defaults: Video
On July 24, 2025, President Trump signed the “Save College Sports” Executive Order (the “Executive Order” or “Order”), introducing the voice of the executive branch into the rapidly evolving landscape of college sports in a...more
On July 24, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order: Save College Sports (the “Order”), which outlines federal guidelines and positions on the evolving landscape of student-athlete compensation for name, image,...more
Yesterday, July 24, 2025, President Trump signed a new executive order aimed at preserving and expanding opportunities for collegiate student-athletes, with a focus on women’s and non-revenue sports. This order identifies...more
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether states can ban transgender high school and college athletes from participating on female sports teams at their schools. After initially declining to review this issue in 2023 and...more
Running a college has never been an easy job. But as this academic year draws to a close, higher education is experiencing new challenges with potential long-lasting impacts....more
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
Another school year is winding down, and educational leaders perhaps have never been more ready for summer break. From the Trump administration’s significant policy shifts to deeply consequential litigation playing out to...more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to stop accrediting organizations from including diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements as part of accreditation standards....more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) to promote education on and integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12, higher education, and workplace settings through public-private...more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order entitled “White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.” The purpose of the order is to make...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed several education-related Executive Orders, including one titled, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education” (the “Accreditation Order”)....more
On April 23, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at overhauling the federal system of accreditation for higher education institutions. ...more
The Trump Administration stated last week that it will prioritize compliance and enforcement against colleges and universities with respect to the U.S. Department of Education (ED)'s foreign gift, contract and ownership...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, “Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education.” This Executive Order would require agencies that currently accredit colleges and universities to overhaul...more
On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities, aimed at reinforcing and expanding the enforcement of Section 117 of the Higher...more
In a sweeping series of executive orders (EO) issued on April 23, 2025, President Trump directed the federal government to take action on a series of education policy initiatives. Each of the seven EOs addresses a distinct...more
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
On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, President Trump issued several Executive Orders targeting various elements of his policy agenda. Below, we discuss orders that aim to eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability under Title...more
States the policy of the Administration to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in fostering more and better opportunities in higher education and ensuring college-educated Americans are empowered to...more
Requires the Secretary of Education to hold accreditors accountable who fail to meet the applicable recognition criteria or otherwise violate Federal law, including by requiring accreditation seeking institutions to engage in...more
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the “Executive Order”) directing the Secretary of Education to investigate and hold accountable accreditors of institutions of higher education (“IHEs”) that...more
The federal government just took a dramatic step to reshape Title IX enforcement – one that should prompt immediate action from all colleges and universities. On April 4, the U.S. Department of Education and Department of...more
Welcome to our third issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: - The...more
The Trump administration has announced the creation of a Title IX Special Investigations Team (SIT) to respond to a surge in Title IX complaints and carry out enforcement of several of President Trump’s executive orders. ...more
Real World Impact: In light of recent government actions directed at ensuring educational institutions protect their faculty and staff, as well as students, from antisemitism, such employers should ensure they are familiar...more