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Rescission of DOE Guidance — Highway to NIL Podcast
NCAA Settlement Update — Highway to NIL Podcast
Title IX — Highway to NIL Podcast
Johnson Case’s Potential Impact on Colleges, NIL, and College Athletics — Highway to NIL
Are Colleges Prepared to Classify Student-Athletes as Employees?
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - What’s Next in VA K-12 Education? An Interview with Scott Brabrand, Executive Director of VASS
Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 189: Student Mental Health with Dr. Stephanie Irby Coard, UNC Professor
Serving the Diverse Needs of Children through Education Law: On Record PR
The Labor Law Insider—Dartmouth Men's Basketball Team Unionizes: Air Ball or Nothing But Net?
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - How Foreign Companies Can Protect Their IP and Brand in the U.S.
Labor Law Insider—Dartmouth Basketball Team Unionizes: The NLRB Sets a Pick for Unions
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I am thrilled to present the closing keynote address at the 2024 NABITA Annual Conference in West Palm Beach, FL, in November. My topic—”Reflections on Grieving, Coping, Thriving, and Advocating in Florida’s Political...more
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