Solicitors General Insights: The Tale of Two Washingtons — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation – Labor, Employment, and Benefits
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation – Privacy and Data Security
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation - Intellectual Property
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation - Real Estate and Tax
What is the House v. NCAA settlement and how does this ruling affect college sports?
Business Better Podcast Episode: Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation – Mergers, Acquisitions, and Antitrust
Business Better Podcast Episode - An Introduction to Bridging Campuses: Legal Insights on Education Industry Consolidation
Episode 120: Tim Cecere, President of St. Francis College in Brooklyn – Marketing and Advertising
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
The US Department of Education (ED) will now allow proprietary institutions to include revenue generated through distance programs in their calculations for federal student aid eligibility. On July 7, 2025, ED published...more
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed “The Act,” commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” as part of the budget reconciliation process and, among other changes, amended the Higher Education Act of 1965. While...more
INCLUDING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, ENDOWMENTS, AND ON-LINE LEARNING - Join us for an essential deep dive into the sweeping changes introduced by the “One Big Beautiful...more
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
On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the process to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) — a historic move that could fundamentally reshape oversight of education in the...more
Happy holidays and welcome to our final issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. Thank you for engaging with us through the newsletter this year. With this publication, we strive to provide schools, colleges and...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to expand its presence into different businesses, including for-profit colleges. On April 17, 2024, the CFPB issued a consent order against a for-profit college for computer...more
On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered a federal district court to enter a nationwide preliminary injunction to enjoin the Department of Education (ED) from implementing the Biden...more
On April 4, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in CCST v. U.S. Dept. of Education, reversing the order of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, and granting a...more
President Joe Biden delivered his third State of the Union address on March 7, just days after the Super Tuesday primary elections cemented him and former President Donald Trump as the presumptive nominees for their...more
Education income tax credits are one way students and parents can help pay for college. There are two types of federal tax credits available to taxpayers: the American opportunity tax credit (AOTC) and the lifetime learning...more
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals released a new decision in the NYLAG v. Cardona et al. case that may have implications for the everchanging legal and regulatory environment of Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) claims....more
In this final edition of the year, we cover the following issues of import for educational institutions: - CFPB scrutiny of college-sponsored financial products; - Changes ahead for Title IV program participants and...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more
On October 24, the Biden-Harris administration announced amendments to the regulations implementing title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA). According to the fact sheet, the amendments are intended to allow the...more
Over the past several months, institutions of higher education (IHE) have seen an influx of Borrower Defense to Repayment (BDR) applications from former students....more
Higher education clients who accept federal student loans may have recently received emails from the Department of Education (“Department”) notifying them of borrower defense claims seeking to avoid loan repayment obligations...more
On May 19, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) in the Federal Register that would substantially amend and expand the regulatory requirements to which all...more
Formal Package Addresses Gainful Employment and Financial Value Transparency, Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification and Ability to Benefit...more
Summer is Coming: Are Youth Camps Part of Your Clery Compliance Program? “Regarding compliance and safety, many institutions have youth protection policies that camps must follow.” Why this is important: The Jeanne...more
On November 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) published in the Federal Register a final rule (the Final Rule) revising its regulations that govern multiple student loan discharge standards and...more
The last few years have been eventful and, at times, difficult ones for institutions of higher education. Institutions have been deeply impacted by issues ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, to debates over free speech, to...more
The US Department of Education published final regulations regarding the borrower defense to repayment rule in October 2022. In late October 2022, the US Department of Education (ED) published final regulations regarding...more
In August, the Biden administration announced the long-anticipated plan for the cancellation of student loan debt for many student loan borrowers. This has been a controversial political topic for many, but a sigh of relief...more
On July 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) to revise its regulations governing student loan discharge standards...more