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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 3, April 2025

Welcome to our third issue of The Academic Advisor for 2025. In this edition, we cover the following topics of interest for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: - The...more

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Legal Watchlist for 2025

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The start of a new year may prompt questions regarding hot button areas of the law in flux. We have received questions about several such issues and what they mean for educators. Title IX, immigration enforcement, and school...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 6, June 2023

Supreme Court Blocks Use of Race in Harvard, UNC Admissions in Blow to Diversity Efforts - "In one of its most closely watched cases this year, the court ruled along ideological lines that the way the schools approached race...more

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Federal Court Grants Penn State’s Motion to Protect Title IX Documents, Sacks Student Athlete’s Call for Unfettered Disclosure

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The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has ruled that investigative materials regarding alleged hazing in the Penn State football program will remain confidential. In January 2020, Isaiah...more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 1, 2022

Universities Share Lessons Learned from Ransomware Attacks "According to a recent Sophos poll of IT professionals, 44 percent of educational institutions suffered ransomware attacks in 2020, and 58 percent of those hit...more

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Developing a NIL policy: Enforcement and other considerations (Part 7)

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In our Developing a NIL policy checklist series to date, we’ve reviewed: (1) the five foundational pillars, (2) general statements to include; (3) the use of institutional logos, marks, and facilities; (4) disclosure and...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

The Deadline For Updating Your Title IX Policies is Fast Approaching: Will Your District Be Ready?

Hidden within the concerns surrounding reopening schools during a pandemic is the requirement that the new Title IX regulations go into effect on August 14, 2020. ...more

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Lessons from Recent ED Guidance on Civil Rights in Education Under COVID-19

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Education issued a Questions and Answers for Postsecondary Institutions Regarding the COVID-19 National Emergency document reminding colleges and universities that responsibilities to...more

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NCAA revises Policy on Campus Sexual Violence

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On May 1, 2020, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Governors revised its 2017 Policy on Campus Sexual Violence. The policy expands disclosure requirements for athletes whose conduct has resulted in...more

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Learn From These Three Confidentiality Mistakes Before Your Next Title IX Investigation

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As an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigator, I was surprised by the number of times I saw the same issues again and again in Title IX sexual misconduct investigations. Nowhere was this more evident than with...more

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Public University Required To Disclose Sexual Assault Disciplinary Records

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Recently the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a controversial, but unanimous decision requiring the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ("UNC-CH") to release its students' sexual assault disciplinary records. ...more

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Judge seals transcript of Title IX hearing

A federal judge in North Carolina sealed a transcript of a University of North Carolina (UNC) hearing to determine whether the plaintiff was responsible for committing sexual acts without consent. In the case in question, the...more

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Transgender Student Issues – The FEDs Speak, But Is It Really News In Connecticut?

On May 13, 2016, with much fanfare, the United States Department of Justice and the United States Department of Education jointly issued a “Dear Colleague Letter” [“DCL”] in order to provide guidance for school districts with...more

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White House Task Force Publishes Sample Law Enforcement MOU for Sexual Assault Cases

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On January 26, 2015, the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault (Task Force) published new guidance on building partnerships between law enforcement agencies and institutions of higher education....more

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Webinar: Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

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Angelo Stio and Gina Maisto Smith discuss what was covered during the webinar and give a look at what to expect for future webinars on this topic. Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the...more

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Investigating and Resolving Sexual Assaults on Campus

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Every day, colleges and universities throughout the country, face the challenge of promoting personal responsibility while striving to make their campuses as safe as possible. Efforts to make campuses as safe as possible...more

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