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 Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14322: Saving College Sports, which is largely focused on the state of NCAA Division I college sports and which aligns closely with positions taken by the NCAA. ...more
If you haven’t read the recent press releases from the Department of Education reflecting their summer enforcement focus around Title IX, below we’ll dive into what happened this month. Penn’s agreement with the Office for...more
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
During the 2025 University of Alabama commencement address on May 1, President Donald Trump had a conversation with former Alabama coach Nick Saban about the state of college athletics. President Trump asked coach Saban for...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
In early July, the University of Pennsylvania said it had reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Education, resolving a federal investigation into Title IX violations based on transgender athlete participation in...more
In February 2023, we shared an update on the rapidly evolving landscape of student-athlete NIL rights following the emergence of new state-level NIL laws and the Supreme Court’s decision in NCAA v. Alston. Since then,...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
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Monday threatened the state of California with legal action after the state refused to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports as demanded by President Donald...more
Welcome to our fourth 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: - How a...more
President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) banning athletes assigned male at birth from competing in women’s sports. This applies to sports competitions within both educational institutions and athletic associations....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
In this week’s Film Room, we help your campus streamline third-party NIL and stay on top of news emanating from DC. House activity - The settlement’s institutional opt-in date of March 1, 2025, is just days away. Last...more
In a move that was expected, the Trump Administration’s new Department of Education (Department) rescinded the Biden Administration’s January 16, 2025, name, image, and likeness (NIL) guidance applying Title IX to NIL...more
On February 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration rescinded recent guidance that name, image, and likeness (NIL) payments to college athletes implicate the gender equal opportunity...more
On Feb. 5, 2025, the White House published executive order (EO) “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” aiming to “protect opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports [.]” The EO establishes a federal...more
President Donald Trump last week took a major step to deliver on one of his top campaign promises: banning transgender athletes from participating in girls' or women’s sports....more
Issues related to education in the country were not widely discussed during the most recent presidential election, yet they remain central to ongoing policy debates. On February 5, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an...more
Orders that it is the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth. Administration will take all appropriate action...more
Change is inevitable. This sentiment resonates across the college sports landscape. Few, if any, would argue that the current model of college athletics is sustainable. While fans continue to tune in and March Madness remains...more
In this week’s edition of Film Room, we break down two eleventh-hour actions taken by outgoing leadership: 1. a loud objection filed by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in the House case; and 2. a Fact...more
The U.S. Department of Education warned National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools that payments to athletes for the use of their names, images, and likenesses (NIL) implicate the gender equal opportunity...more
July 29, 2024 Welcome to the seventh issue of The Academic Advisor – our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. In this final summer edition, we look ahead to the new academic year and cover the following...more
Please join us for this one-hour, complimentary legal briefing to discuss hot topics in college sports. With the ever shifting college sports landscape, this webinar will help attendees get up to speed on the latest legal...more
Understanding the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and Full Scope of Pregnancy-Related Discrimination Laws for Schools - On June 27, 2023, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act went into effect. This new law requires covered...more