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The Future of Education Amid Executive Orders, Regulations, and Investigations

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As a longtime researcher and policy analyst in higher education, I’ve spent decades studying how federal law, regulation, and politics shape practice on the ground. In my keynote at the 2025 Joint ATIXA and NABITA Annual...more

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An Unprecedented Semester: Higher Education Faces Challenges From Washington

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Running a college has never been an easy job. But as this academic year draws to a close, higher education is experiencing new challenges with potential long-lasting impacts....more

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Trump Administration Sharpens Focus on Title IX: Joint DOJ-ED Special Investigations Team to Tackle "Gender Ideology"

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Last month, the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Education (ED) announced the creation of a joint Special Investigations Team (SIT) to streamline Title IX investigations....more

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Federal Officials Launch Title IX Special Investigations Team – The 5 Things Higher Education Institutions Need to Do

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The federal government just took a dramatic step to reshape Title IX enforcement – one that should prompt immediate action from all colleges and universities. On April 4, the U.S. Department of Education and Department of...more

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Will My School Face Investigation? Feds Announce Race-Based Investigations Into 52 Higher Education Institutions

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A federal civil rights agency just announced that it will be investigating more than 50 higher ed institutions to determine whether they violated federal law by making race-based decisions in their graduate and scholarship...more

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U.S. Department of Education Announces Investigations Demonstrating Continued Scrutiny of DEI-Related Title VI Issues

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (the “Department”) announced that it has initiated two sets of investigations against dozens of universities for alleged violations of Title VI....more

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Federal Government Launched Four Investigations into Discrimination Against Jewish Students at Higher Education Institutions

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On January 29, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order combatting antisemitism in the United States. The executive order required the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) “immediate action…to protect law and order, quell...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

The Wait is Over: Department of Education Issues Final Title IX Regulations

Schools that have been anxiously awaiting the U.S. Department of Education’s final regulations enforcing and interpreting Title IX need wait no longer. The department issued final regulations last week that will govern sex...more

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What We Are Listening for in House Education and Workforce Hearing on Columbia University’s Response to Antisemitism

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On April 17, 2024, the House Education and Workforce Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing to focus on Antisemitism in Higher Education. At the witness table will be the President of Columbia University Dr. Nemat...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

U.S. Department of Education Levies $14 Million Fine Against Liberty University under the Federal Clery Act

On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education (the “Department”) announced that Liberty University (“Liberty”) has agreed to pay a fine of $14 million for material and ongoing violations of the federal Clery Act. This...more

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Here’s How the Highly Anticipated Changes to Title IX Could Affect Colleges, Universities, and Public K-12 Schools

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The Department of Education (DOE) is expected to issue two major amendments to Title IX regulations next month that could cause headaches for educational institutions with classes already in full swing. One rule will address...more

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Are Legacy and Donor Admissions Soon to Become a Part of the Past? The Department of Education Strikes Back Following SCOTUS...

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On July 24, 2023, less than a month after the Supreme Court's landmark decision striking down affirmative action practices in college admissions, the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched an...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

The U.S. Department of Education Launches an Investigation into Legacy and Donor Admissions Practices under Title VI of the Civil...

The U.S. Department of Education launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard University’s (“Harvard”) use of legacy and donor admissions preferences, following the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision to...more

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[Event] Clery & Title IX Drive-In Conference (Higher Education) - August 3rd - 4th, Gambier, OH

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Please join the Ohio Five, in conjunction with Kenyon College and Bricker & Eckler, for a Clery and Title IX training. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain their annual Clery Act training requirements, and...more

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OCR provides further guidance on Massachusetts court decision (VRLC)

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In a publication posted last week, we told you about a recent decision from the United States District of Massachusetts, Victim Rights Law Center, et al. v. Cardona, and the potential impact this decision might have on your...more

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[Event] Clery & Title IX Training Drive-In Conference - August 4th, Gambier, OH

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Please join the Ohio Five, in conjunction with Kenyon College and Bricker & Eckler, for a drive-in Clery and Title IX training. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain their annual Clery Act training requirements,...more

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[Ongoing Program] Higher education Title IX advisor training - February 18th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler’s higher ed team is pleased to announce a full series of Title IX trainings, all available via online webcast. All training events use discussions of hypothetical situations to encourage engagement with the...more

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[Ongoing Program] Level 2: Higher education Title IX investigator training - February 8th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

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Bricker & Eckler’s higher ed team is pleased to announce a full series of Title IX trainings, all available via online webcast. All training events use discussions of hypothetical situations to encourage engagement with the...more

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The Department of Education Opens an Investigation After University Acknowledges Embedded Racism

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Earlier this month, Princeton’s President sent a letter to the Princeton community to outline the University’s next steps to “address systemic racism at Princeton and beyond.” President Eisgruber showed his support for...more

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Avoiding a ‘train’ wreck: New Title IX training requirements

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As announced in our previous article titled “Updated Title IX regs to change the way colleges respond to sexual harassment allegations”... the U.S. Department of Education recently updated its regulations to Title IX of the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Education Department Tests its Schools: New Title IX Rule May Force Schools to Revamp How They Investigate and Resolve...

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While COVID-19 has forced the closure of schools across the country, the United States Department of Education (“ED”) has issued much-anticipated rule that will impose significant new obligations for schools - in particular,...more

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5 Steps for Colleges & Universities to Consider before Title IX Regulations are Released

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It has been well over a year since the Department of Education issued its proposed regulations under Title IX of the Higher Education Act for notice and comment and we are quickly coming up on the first anniversary of the...more

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Foreign Gifts to U.S. Educational Institutions Under Increased Scrutiny

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• U.S. institutions of higher education are required to report foreign gifts and contracts under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act. • The U.S. Department of Education has launched investigations into at least four...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Schools Should Begin Assessing Impact of Proposed Title IX Regulations

Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Education released proposed Title IX regulations that would dramatically redefine schools’ obligations related to allegations of sexual misconduct. The proposal would also require...more

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New Title IX Guidance: Steps To Take Now

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• The U.S. Department of Education rescinded two major Office for Civil Rights guidance documents interpreting the application of Title IX to reports of sexual misconduct. • Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos stated that...more

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