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The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling with significant impacts for federal contractors and grantees looking to challenge terminations of their contracts and grants in U.S. district courts. Terminated contractors and...more
On April 4, 2025, the United States Supreme Court granted an emergency application to vacate the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ March 10 temporary restraining order (TRO) in the case of Department of Education v. California....more
The federal government recently revoked all grants and contracts with Columbia University, citing “illegal protests” and antisemitism on campus....more
Welcome to our first issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. If you are new to the publication, The Academic Advisor provides regular education law insights on topics of import for schools, colleges, and other...more
On Jan. 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum to all executive departments and agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education, requiring a temporary pause of federal financial assistance by...more
Yesterday, January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance” (OMB Memo). The OMB...more
The rules impose new extensive reporting requirements on postsecondary institutions and could cause 1,700 programs to lose Title IV eligibility as early as 2026. The Education Department will begin collecting information...more
On Thursday, October 27, the Department of Education (DOE) announced new regulations that carry out provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) regarding oversight of-profit colleges, expanding Pell grants to...more
On February 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) issued a notice inviting applications for fiscal year 2022 for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP). Local educational agencies (LEAs) or...more
In the wake of NCAA v. Alston, a student-athlete’s education-related benefits may impact the amount of Federal Student Aid the student-athlete receives. According to the U.S. Department of Education rules, a student who...more
On June 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education issued an interim final rule (IFR) aligning student eligibility for CARES Act funds with eligibility requirements for Title IV student aid. Effective immediately, higher...more
The U.S. Department of Education has announced that more than $6 billion is now available to higher education institutions to cover costs associated with significant changes in moving to a remote learning environment due to...more
On April 21, the US Education Department announced the release of the remaining $6 billion of stimulus funding under the CARES Act’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. Unlike the first $6 billion that ED released on...more
On April 9, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released information and guidance related to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), the approximately US$14 billion fund created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief...more
The Department of Education releases amount of CARES Act funding each institution will receive. The Department of Education (ED) has released the amount of federal funds each institution of higher education (IHE) will...more
Like the cherry blossoms now emerging in Washington, D.C., there are signs that after recent years rife with partisan congressional gridlock, 2019 may bring changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), the sweeping law...more
On October 31, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published final regulations regarding teacher preparation programs, implementing the accountability provisions of Title II of the Higher Education Act (HEA) and...more