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Attending to EEOC’s New Workplace Focus: Antisemitism on College Campuses

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas issued a statement on March 17, 2025, notifying universities and colleges that the EEOC intends to hold them accountable for antisemitism in on-campus...more

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Federal Agencies Target Universities Amid Antisemitism Allegations

The federal government recently revoked all grants and contracts with Columbia University, citing “illegal protests” and antisemitism on campus....more

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Week in Review – Major Announcement from the Department of Education, Continued Agency Changes, and More DEI Related Actions

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Headlines this week largely focused on the Department of Education, and rightfully so. As announced on Tuesday, President Trump’s administration terminated over 1,300 Department of Education employees this week – nearly 50%...more

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EEOC Prioritizes Campus Antisemitism: What Employers Need to Know

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In a March 5, 2025 press release, Andrea Lucas, the Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), emphasized the agency’s plans to prioritize holding universities and colleges accountable to prevent...more

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President Trump’s Executive Order on “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” – Overview, Open...

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OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION - On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity”, EO 14173....more

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Client Alert: Week One’s DEI Executive Orders: What Higher Education Institutions Need to Know

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As anticipated, the second Trump Administration began with the release of numerous executive orders. In this client alert, part of Jenner & Block’s “First 100 Days” series, we unpack three orders that target diversity,...more

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Eleventh Circuit Says No Implied Right of Action for Employees Under Title IX

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding. For years, federal courts have interpreted Title IX to include an implied right of action for...more

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Supreme Court Restricts Use of Race in College Admissions; Decision Could Impact Employers as Well

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On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling sharply restricting the use of race in college admissions. The Court’s decision immediately reshaped the landscape of student affirmative action...more

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Potential Private Sector Implications of the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the cases Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina upended prior...more

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Can Colleges Mandate Vaccines? Yes, But Beware.

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As institutions of higher education (“IHEs”) approach their summer and fall terms, the question on every administrator’s mind is: Can our institution legally implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy for students and/or...more

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University of Denver to Pay $2.66 Million and Increase Salaries to Settle EEOC Equal Pay Lawsuit

Female Full Professors at the University's Sturm College of Law Were Paid Average of Nearly $20,000 Less Than Their Male Counterparts, Federal Agency Charged - DENVER - The University of Denver will pay $2.66 million and...more

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Trump Administration Rescinds Guidance on Transgender Rights under Title IX

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The Trump Administration has announced that the Department of Education (DOE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) rescinded the Obama Administration’s May 2016 Dear Colleague Letter directing that schools “treat a student’s...more

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