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EO Directs Future Reporting Requirements for Higher Education Institutions

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The White House issued the “Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions” executive order (EO) on Aug. 7, 2025. The EO aims at eliminating the use of race in higher education admissions practices and revamping the...more

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On Securing a Preliminary Injunction in a Pro Bono Case Protecting Student Civil Rights – Q&A with Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes

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Q&A with Reid Skibell and Jon Friedman, partners at Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes, after the firm obtained a preliminary injunction in a pro bono lawsuit brought on behalf of Victim Rights Law Center and two students and their...more

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Special Education Legislative Update

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In its recently adjourned session, the General Assembly passed two major bills regarding special education. Although the Governor has not yet signed these bills, we wanted to provide a brief and non-exhaustive overview of the...more

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100 Days In: Where Do Things Stand?

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Last week marked President Trump’s 100th day in office for his second term. As we have reported over the course of the past few months, the first 100 days of the second Trump administration have been active, with many new...more

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Key Takeaways From President Trump's Executive Order on HBCUs

On April 23, President Donald Trump issued an executive order revamping federal engagement with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). ...more

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Transparency Regarding Foreign Influence at American Universities (Trump EO Tracker)

The Order requires the Secretary of Education to take all appropriate actions to ensure complete and timely disclosure by higher education institutions of foreign funding. The Secretary will take appropriate steps to reverse...more

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Colleges and Universities Must Report Certain Foreign Gifts and Contracts

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In light of recent enforcement activity, institutions of higher education should review their reporting and disclosure obligations related to foreign entities and individuals under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act (20...more

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Institutions’ Title IX Compliance Under the Microscope: DOJ, ED Form Special Investigations Team to Enforce Gender Ideology EOs

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Institutions should carefully review their policies and practices now that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (ED) have recently formed a special investigations team to increase and prioritize...more

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When is a TRO Treatable as a Preliminary Injunction? - SCOTUS Today

While not a decision on the merits, the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion on April 4, 2025, in Department of Education v. California is worth considering....more

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Department of Education: What to Know About Dissolution, Reduction and Reallocation

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The 13th Secretary of the Department of Education (ED), Linda McMahon, was confirmed in a 51 – 45 Senate vote on March 3, 2025. Upon becoming secretary, McMahon delivered her opening speech to ED, “Our Department’s Final...more

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Trump Administration’s Efforts to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

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Executive Order Asserting that “the experiment of controlling American education through Federal programs and dollars” has “plainly failed our children,” on March 20, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing...more

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New Trump EO Aims to Eliminate Department of Education

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On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO), “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” directing the secretary of education “to the maximum extent appropriate...more

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Trump's Executive Order to Dismantle the US Department of Education: What It Means for Higher Education

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On March 20, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order entitled Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities, directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to take all necessary steps to...more

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20 States and District of Columbia Sue Over U.S. Department of Education Mass Layoff

On March 13, 2025, twenty states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration to stop its plans to cut the U.S. Department of Education’s workforce by roughly half. The case is in the U.S. District Court for the...more

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Committee’s Letter to DOE Signals Heightened Scrutiny of Foreign Funding in Higher Education

On February 19, 2025, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – specifically, Rep. Virginia Foxx and Committee Chairman James Comer – sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Acting Secretary, Denise...more

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U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance on DEI Programs in Schools Receiving Federal Funds

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The legality of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (“DEI”) Programs has come under immense scrutiny beginning with the change in presidential administration. On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued executive order 14173...more

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Abolishing the Department of Education: Can It Happen and How Would It Impact Schools?

Due to campaign promises and statements made by the incoming Trump administration, we thought we would give our clients an update on the state of the potential elimination of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), including...more

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